Lot Essay
Stylistically the present watercolour would appear to date from the 1820s. Towards the end of his career Cox's work became much looser and freer.
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Travellers at low tide
Details
David Cox, Sen., O.W.S. (Birmingham 1783-1859)
Travellers at low tide
with signature and date 'David Cox 1854' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
6¾ x 10 1/8 in. (17.2 x 25.7 cm.)
Travellers at low tide
with signature and date 'David Cox 1854' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
6¾ x 10 1/8 in. (17.2 x 25.7 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 March 1976, lot 136.
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