Going to the hayfield

Details

David Cox, Sen. (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, (sold for £17,880) 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).

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Lot Essay

This is one of Cox's largest compositions, exceeded in width only by Rhyl Sands of 1854 (Birmingham City Art Gallery). Between 1843 and 1853 Cox painted twelve compositions with this title (although the repeated leitmotif was the central figure group, which was adjusted for each version). The present picture dates from 1852.

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