ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) The Eiger and Mönch from Mürren, Switzerland.
Watercolor and pencil on board, circa 1895. 300x232 mm; 11¾x9⅛ inches. Signed in lower right image. Title from label on verso of original frame.
Mürren is a village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, and one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland. The village features a view of the three towering mountains Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps.
"The 1890s was the period in which Rackham travelled in England, Europe and Scandinavia whenever opportunities allowed. His circle of friends had widened by this time to include Frank Keen, Sam Hamer, and the two Andrewes brothers, Herbert and Percy... The five formed themselves into a kind of jolly walking club, which they called the Fünfverein (Five Club). Their English holidays took them to Dartmoor from a base at Kelly College, Tavistock, and European holidays to France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany." (James Hamilton. Arthur Rackham. A Biography. p.41).
