Live Auction 5969Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)
Lot 35

Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)

View across the Lagoon, Venice, sunset

Closed13 December 2012

Price Realised

GBP 22,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)
View across the Lagoon, Venice, sunset
signed 'E. W. Cooke' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'IL LAGUNETTO. VENEZIA. 1850' (lower left)
oil on paper laid on canvas
11¾ x 17¼ in. (29.8 x 43.8 cm.)

Richard Barrington.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 25 November 1975, lot 91.

Specialist note

Visiting Venice for the first time in 1850, Cooke spent much of his time out on the Lagoon sketching the landscape around Venice. On 14 September 1850 he noted that 'at 5 started again rowed out close to Lido, following and sketching bragozzi going out....-most marvellous rich sunset - at ½ p 7 to tea'.

For another view of Venice by Cooke see lot 36.