Dutch Pincks off Katwÿk

Details

Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811 - 1880)
Dutch Pincks off Katwÿk
signed and dated 'E.W. COOKE 1853.' (lower right) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'Dutch Pincks off Katwijk, E.W. Cooke. ARA. 1853.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
26 x 37 in. (55 x 94 cm.)

Provenance

J. Barlow.
Christie's London, 6 November 1995, lot 150A.
with Richard Green, London, by 1996, from whom purchased by the present owner.

Literature

John Munday, E.W. Cooke, 1811-1880, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1996, p. 115 (illustrated), p. 333.

Exhibited

London, British Institution, 1853, no. 136.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Such was the popularity of Cooke's Dutch sailing pictures that he took to signing himself 'VAN KOOK'. Such a signature can be seen in this picture on the stern of the vessel. The painting was executed as a companion piece to another of boats off Katwijk.

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