Lot Essay
We are grateful to John Munday for his help in preparing this entry.
Calais Sands with Shrimpers
Details
Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)
Calais Sands with Shrimpers
signed and dated 'E. W. Cooke. Sept. 1840.' (lower right) and signed and indistinctly inscribed '...ais s.../s...blowing over./Edward Wm. Cooke' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
17 x 31½ in. (43.3 x 80.1 cm.)
Calais Sands with Shrimpers
signed and dated 'E. W. Cooke. Sept. 1840.' (lower right) and signed and indistinctly inscribed '...ais s.../s...blowing over./Edward Wm. Cooke' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
17 x 31½ in. (43.3 x 80.1 cm.)
Provenance
C. Baring Wall, of Norman Court, Hampshire.
The Right Hon. The Countess of Northbrook; Christie's, 20 December 1940, lot 45 (unsold at 4 gns.) as 'Calais from the Sea'; Christie's, 12 October 1945, lot 5 (unsold at 6 gns.)
The Right Hon. The Countess of Northbrook; Christie's, 20 December 1940, lot 45 (unsold at 4 gns.) as 'Calais from the Sea'; Christie's, 12 October 1945, lot 5 (unsold at 6 gns.)
Literature
J. Munday, Edward William Cooke - A Man of his Time, 1996, p. 323, no. 39/10.