Lot 83

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

19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art

27 September 2017, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

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

Alicante
signed, inscribed and dated 'EW. Cooke ARA. 1861/ALICANTE.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26.7 x 39cm (10 1/2 x 15 3/8in).

Footnotes

Edward William Cooke visited Spain and North Africa, embarking with Robert Bateman in September 1860. Cooke was very interested in the local craft and travelled to Barcelona, Tortosa, Valencia and Madrid. In Alicante, he was granted a permit to sketch from the Governor and equipped with oil colours spent the day painting from the deck of a dredging machine.¹

The present lot, painted in 1861, is a superb depiction of the sunsetting over the sea and port of Alicante.

¹ John Munday, E. W. Cooke 1811-1880 A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 200-201.

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