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Edward William Cooke, RA(British, 1811-1880)The seashore at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight
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Edward William Cooke, RA (British, 1811-1880)
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke 1861' (lower left)
oil on paper laid down to canvas
20.4 x 36cm (8 1/16 x 14 3/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE :
Presented to Henry Bicknell as 'New little bathing bay and jetty with Dunnose Head'
Bought as 'The white cliffs with fishing craft', for £10 to Mr. Grogan, Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
Sale, 'The seashore at Bonchurch Isle of White', October, 1995, lot 457 to Quilter
Quilter Collection
with Agnews
with Spink Leger
EXHIBITED :
Spink Leger, 1996, 'Small Pictures', no. 22
LITERATURE :
John Munday, E. W. Cooke, A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1996, illustrated colour plate 43, page 90 (erroneously numbered as 56/18 it is, in fact number 56/17)
Although dated 1861, this work was most probably painted in 1856 when Cooke visited Bonchurch, as a widower, with his two small sons and two unmarried sisters. Cooke usually did not sign or date his work until exhibiting.
The artist visited the Isle of Wight on several occasions during his life, in particular the area around the health resort of Bonchurch. The seashore with its piers, boats, breakwaters and fisherman's gear became a great attraction to Cooke.





















