Live Auction 13322Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours
John Ruskin, H.R.W.S. (London 1819-1900)
Lot 233

John Ruskin, H.R.W.S. (London 1819-1900)

Olive trees and distant hills, possibly near Florence

Closed7 December 2016

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John Ruskin, H.R.W.S. (London 1819-1900)
Olive trees and distant hills, possibly near Florence
pencil
7 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (18.1 x 27.7 cm.)

T. E. Jessop.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1990, lot 19 (part).

Specialist note

The topography of the present drawing appears to depict the landscape around Florence. The handling is similar to two drawings of San Domenico, Fiesole, near Florence in the Ruskin Library, Lancaster University, dated 24 and 25 August 1874, respectively.

We are grateful to Stephen Wildman for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.