16th Nov, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European & Sporting Art
1013
Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803-1902)
Cattle and sheep at rest and grazing in an extensive landscape
Signed and indistinctly dated, pencil and watercolour, 18cm by 31.5cm
Sold for £300
Estimated at £250 - £400
Paper flat and even. One slightly raised line down left edge - looks like original feature of paper rather than damage. One inch drip of shiny material in sky to top right of sheep. Tiny nick to paper below the left sheep's nose in foreground, and feint white mark above this. A few tiny white dots in darker passages. Tiny patch of micro-flaking on left hand cow in shiny dark passages. Further tiny nick below top rail of fence, and a few feint foxing spots top left. Slight oxidisation/timestaining to paper where in contact with the mount. Possibly a little muting of colours.
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 16th Nov, 2024
The Autumn British, European and Sporting Art Sale will include a sun-drenched work by British Impressionist painter Dorothea Sharp, two works by Louis H Grimshaw consigned from a private collection, and notable genre pieces by the likes of Giovanni Battista Torriglia and Charles Spencelayh.
A good offering of figural works include a male figure attributed to York-born artist William Etty, and 17th and 18th century portraits, and amongst the Sporting art are examples of the work of Robert Nightingale and Wright Barker.
The sale will go on view to the public from Sunday 10th November, alongside The Selected Contents of Bell Hall, Naburn, York, which will also offer a broad range of traditional and contemporary paintings.
Please note the following lots have been withdrawn from sale: 1080, 1086, 1093, 1094
Viewing
Sunday 10 November to Friday 15 November 11am-4pm and morning of the sale from 8am
Sell one like this
If you've got a similar item to sell, complete the valuation form below and one of our experts will get in touch.
