Haymaking

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George Vicat Cole, R.A. (1833-1893)
Haymaking
signed 'Vicat Cole' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)

Provenance

with The Fine Art Society, London, by 1956.
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 6 November 1996, lot 157 (£15,525).

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Lot Essay

The eldest son of George Cole (1810-1883), Vicat Cole exhibited almost yearly at the Royal Academy between 1853-92, during which time his views of England, Scotland and Wales acquired great popularity. These landscapes are characterised by a Pre-Raphaelite attention to detail, but are also structurally strong: panoramic views that accentuate the variety and alternation of meadow and woodland.

Vicat Cole returned to this subject many times; comparable works include Summer's golden crown (1866), Autumn gold (1871) and Cornfield by Gatehampton (1886). As these titles suggest, he made use of the striking effects that occur when light falls on a yellow crop.

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