Rhonegletscher
1772
not on displayJohann Heinrich Wüest1741 Zürich – 1821 Zürich
We have 22 artworks by Johann Heinrich Wüest online.
We have 1824 paintings online.
We have 1824 paintings online.
Also known as
The Rhone Glacier
Le Glacier du Rhône
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
image: 13.8 x 21.2 cm
Inventory number
ZKG.2023/0017
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, 2023
Signature
inscr. verso: This Glacier of Mount [...] at the Land of the Valais in Switzerland from Nature by W[...]
Inscriptions
verso auf Holz o. M. in Schwarz: This Glacier [unterstrichen] [unleserlich] [hs]; o. l. weisse Etikette in Schwarz: 26610 [unterstrichen]; darunter weisse vergilbte Etikette in Schwarz: N.B. [unterstric hen] This Glacier was ... [unleserlich] / [unleserlich] and ... by Walser in his [unleserlich] / of the Valais. / The [unleserlich] "This Glacier of Mounbt... / at thte head of the Valais in Switzerland from / Nature by W... / 150KG; u. M. in Schwarz: [unleserlich] / 150 KG
Catalogue raisonné
SIK 70952
Accession year
2023
Provenance
- Johann Heinrich Wüest (*1741 Zürich, +1821 Zürich) (Künstler/-in)
- 1772 – 1799, John Strange (*1732 London, +1799 Venedig) (Auftraggeber/-in), EnglandE-Mail-Korrespondenz, Peter Mettler, 16.05.2023, ZKG/KHZ, Werkdossier; Jahresbericht 2023, hrsg. von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, 2023, S. 14-15.
- Verbleib unbekannt
- um 1930 – o.D., PrivatbesitzE-Mail-Korrespondenz, 16.05.2023, wie oben Fussnote 2.
- Privatbesitz, KaufE-Mail-Korrespondenz, 16.05.2023, wie oben Fussnote 2.
- o.D. – 22.5.2023, Peter Mettler (*1945 Rupperswil) (Sammler/-in), Zürich, KaufRechnung, 22.05.2023, Werkdossier, ZKG/KHZ; Jahresbericht 2023, hrsg. von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, 2023, S. 15.
- ab 22.5.2023, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), Zürich, KaufRechnung, 22.05.2023, wie oben Fussnote 6.
Provenance category
no indications of being looted art
About the provenance
The provenance of this artwork is currently under review at Kunsthaus Zürich. New findings of this research will be published here.
State of research 20.05.2025
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Literature (general)
- Gerhard Richter. Landschaft, hrsg. von Lisa Ortner-Kreil/Hubertus Butin/Cathérine Hug, Ausst.-Kat. Kunsthaus Zürich, Berlin: Hatje Cantz, 2020, S. 21 (ill.).
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