Details
David Cox (British, 1783-1859)
Going to the hayfield
oil on canvas
23¾ x 47¾ in. (60.4 x 121.3 cm.)
Provenance
James Orrock; (his sale), Christie's, 4 June 1904, lot 78, (310 gns. to Permain, as Carting Hay.)
Sir Joseph Beecham, Bt., Huyton, Lancashire; (his sale), Christie's, 3 May 1917, lot 23, (420 gns. to his son, Henry Beecham).
Henry Beecham, Lympne Castle, Kent; (his sale), Christie's, 13 March 1925, lot 127, (180 gns. to Vicars)
with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no. 11495.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1992, lot 69, where acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
Wolverhampton, Exhibition of Treasures from Private Collectors in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, 1958, no. 300.
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, David Cox Centenary Exhibition, 1959, no. 116.
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, David Cox Bicentenary Exhibition, 1983 (ex catalogue).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Sale room notice
Please note the following provenance for this lot:
James Orrock; (his sale), Christie's, 4 June 1904, lot 78, (310 gns. to Permain, as Carting Hay.)
Sir Joseph Beecham, Bt., Huyton, Lancashire; (his sale), Christie's, 3 May 1917, lot 23, (420 gns. to his son, Henry Beecham).
Henry Beecham, Lympne Castle, Kent; (his sale), Christie's, 13 March 1925, lot 127, (180 gns. to Vicars)
with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no. 11495.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1992, lot 69, where acquired by the present owner.
