19th-Century European Art
19th-Century European Art
Edward William Cooke, R.A.
Sunset on the Laguna of Venice
Live auction begins on:
February 5, 07:00 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Bid
10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Edward William Cooke, R.A
English 1811 – 1880
Sunset on the Laguna of Venice
signed and dated lower right: EWCooke. RRA. 1862
oil on canvas
canvas: 18 ¼ by 28 in.; 46.4 by 71.1 cm
framed: 21 ¼ by 31 in.; 54 by 78.7 cm
With W. Barker & Co., Alexandra Gallery, Harrogate, Yorkshire;
With Henry Stern Gallery, New Orleans;
From whom acquired by a private collector, New Orleans, circa 1975.
Cooke spent many years in Venice between 1850 and 1877, often working from a gondola and searching for new vantage points. In the present work, San Giorgio in Alga, an island on the Venetian lagoon, and the Euganean Hills can be made out in the distance.