Edward William Cooke RA, West-Country Cove With Cottages, Family & Donkeys Orange Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand-laid

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand-laid (vergé) paperOverall size: 14½” x 17½” / 36cm x 44cmYear of creation: c

Hemich Vitz (1915-1986)

29 November 1999 (lot 166)

This impressive early 18th-century continental school still life depicts an abundance of flowers emerging from an urn

Areas of restoration and in-painting

Edward William Cooke RA, West-Country Cove With Cottages, Family & Donkeys Orange Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand-laidThis idyllic late 19th century oil painting by English artist Edward William Cooke RA (1811 1880) depicts a west country cove with two cottages, donkeys, figures, and fishing boats. Cooke was a highly renowned painter of marine scenes and landscapes who exhibited extensively at Londons Royal Academy. From our elevated vantage point, the view extends between two quaint cottages and across the beach before sweeping around the sandy coastline.