Wargrave

Details

GEORGE VICAT COLE, R.A. (1833-1893)
Wargrave
signed with monogram and dated '18VC81' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 57 1/8 in. (91.4 x 144.8 cm.)

Provenance

John Hargreaves Esq.,
His sale; Christie's, London, 2 May 1896, lot 39 (500 gns.).
The Ralli Collection, Pamplin Manor, Wimbourne, Dorset.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 October 1991, lot 7.
with Richard Green, London, where purchased.

Literature

Art Journal, 1881, p. 188.
H. Blackburn, Academy Notes, 1881, p. 27.
R. Chignell, The Life and Paintings of Vicat Cole, RA, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1898, vol. III, pp. 75-79, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1881, no. 203.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Vicat Cole spent the summer of 1880 at Wargrave, a village on the Thames, south of Henley, making preparatory sketches and studies for this picture, which was then displayed at the Royal Academy the following year. In June 1880, Cole was elected to full membership of the Royal Academy, signifying that he had reached the peak of his artistic maturity.

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