Nicholas Pocock (British, 1740-1821)
The Avon at Bristol with Clifton Wood seen from Sea Banks
signed 'N. Pocock' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44.4 x 66.6cm (17 1/2 x 26 1/4in).
signed 'N. Pocock' (lower right)
oil on canvas
44.4 x 66.6cm (17 1/2 x 26 1/4in).
Sold for
£36,050
inc. premium
Footnotes
- EXHIBITED:
Bristol Museums and Art Gallery, 27 March 26 October 1997 'From Bristol to the Sea' - Artists, the Avon Gorge and Bristol Harbour 1750-1950.
On the right a ship is being built in Lime Kiln Dock. The terrace of houses above the Hotwell Road obscures Thomas Goldney's garden buildings which are a prominent feature in Pococks etchings. Today the S.S. Great Britain would be just beyond the shed above the 40 oarsmen.
Francis Geenacre writes - 'it is always especially exciting to see Pococks that demonstrate so perfectly both his own experience as a mariner and ship's captain and the problems of getting a vessel into Bristol'.
We are grateful to Francis Geenacre for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Category: Fine Art / Marine Art
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