EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
A fishing botter aground on the Scheldt
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke. RA. 1867' (lower left); further signed 'VAN KOOK' on the stern of the boat (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 87cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 5 May 1888, lot 30;
Sale Christie's, London, 22 May 1891, lot no. unknown;
H.W.F. Bolckow;
Vicars Brothers, London by 1936;
Sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 1986, lot 76
Martyn Gregory Gallery, London, from whom acquired by the present owners;
Property from an important private collection
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£8,000 - £12,000
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Hammer price:
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£7,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Exhibited
London, British Institution, 1867, no. 453;
Manchester, 1887, no. 716
Literature
John Munday, E.W. Cooke - A Man of his Time, Antique Collector's Club, 1996, cat. no. 66/6, illustrated in colour (plate 4, pp.14)
Condition Report
The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is in good clean condition. Ultraviolet light reveals fine flecks of retouching to the sky and the pale, central sail. Held in a plaster gilt frame in fair condition - ready to hang.
