On the Rhine 1852

Henry Gritten (c1818-1873)

On the Rhine 1852

oil on canvas
73.0 x 91.0 cm

signed and dated lower right: H. Gritten/ 1852

Provenance:

Private collection, Tasmania

Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 29 August 2016, lot 38

Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

(probably) L. Holder, Tasmania, 1895

Reference:

(probably) 'Current Topics: Fine Art,' Launceston Examiner, Tasmania, 28 February 1895, p.5:

'A picture, which would well adorn the walls of the Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, has been on view at Mr L. Holder's, St. John-street, for some time past. It is by Gritten, an artist whose name was well known in the colony many years ago ... The subject is a view on the Rhine; in the foreground the scene is enlivened by a fine representation of one of the strange craft peculiar to the waters of this noble river, and in the middle distance and back ground are huge cliffs with a castle in ruins, which stand out in bold relief and look rugged and imposing in a full blaze of light.'

Estimate: $10000 - 15000

Result Hammer: $18000