Lot Essay
Lancaster and Ulverston Sands, either side of Morecombe Bay were visited by Cox in 1834, 1835 and 1840, and the material he gathered was used for one of his most important subjects, Crossing Lancaster Sands.
Cox was fascinated by the relationship between mankind and the elements and his compositions with figures hurriedly crossing the sands to avoid the rapid incoming tide illustrate well the vulnerability of human beings in the face of nature.
Cox returned to this subject on several occasions through the 1830s and 1840s. A watercolour of Crossing Lancaster Sands, measuring 14 x 20 in. sold at Sotheby's London, 10 April 1997, lot 100 (96,000).
Cox was fascinated by the relationship between mankind and the elements and his compositions with figures hurriedly crossing the sands to avoid the rapid incoming tide illustrate well the vulnerability of human beings in the face of nature.
Cox returned to this subject on several occasions through the 1830s and 1840s. A watercolour of Crossing Lancaster Sands, measuring 14 x 20 in. sold at Sotheby's London, 10 April 1997, lot 100 (96,000).