A painting by Twickenham’s JMW Turner of the Swiss landscape is expected to sell for up to £600,000 at auction.

Since the British artist’s death in 1851, most of his work’s in museums, but some small water colours remain in private hands.

In 2006, Christie’s sold The Blue Rigi for almost £6-million, a world record for a work on paper by Turner.

JMW Turner, is considered one of England’s greatest painters, and he fulfilled a little-known aspect of his artistic ambition when he built Sandycombe Lodge near once-rural Twickenham, to his own designs, c. 1813.

This small house, was used by Turner as a retreat from the pressures of the London art world.

The piece will headline Christie’s “Lines Of Vision: Celebrating 20 Years of Stephen Ongpin Fine Art” sale, part of its Classic Week next month.