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Lot 12

Edward William Cooke, RA
(British, 1811-1880)
Evening on the lagoon from Isola San Servolo, Venice

2 March 2016, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

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Edward William Cooke, RA (British, 1811-1880)

Evening on the lagoon from Isola San Servolo, Venice
signed, inscribed and dated 'E W. Cooke. 1853./VENICE' (lower left), inscribed 'E.W.Cooke A.R.A. Venezia. 1853' on the stretcher
oil on canvas
39.5 x 66.5cm (15 9/16 x 26 3/16in).

Footnotes

Provenance
The Arthur Ackerman and Peter Johnson sale, Christie's South Kensington, 8 May 2008, lot 63, sold for £96,500
The Estate of Miss Elizabeth Creak, sold to benefit the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust

Literature
John Munday E.W.Cooke 1811-1880, A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, 1996, cat. 53/14, page 348, as S.Servolo

Cooke's visit to Venice in 1853 lasted eight weeks; his diary for the 1st September notes 'Arrived at Dear old Venice', and on the 26th October, 'Left Venice by rail'. During this period Cooke produced 11 oils.

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