Lot 32
  • 32

Thomas Sidney Cooper, R.A.

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Sidney Cooper, R.A.
  • Cattle in a Kent Meadow
  • signed and dated l.r.: TS Cooper 1839
  • oil on panel
  • 25 by 36cm., 9¾ by 14in.

Provenance

Richard Green, London;
Private collection

Literature

Kenneth J. Westwood, Thomas Sidney Cooper C.V.O., R.A., His Life and Work, 2011; Catalogue O.1839.12

We are grateful to Kenneth Westwood for his assistance in cataloguing this work.

Condition

STRUCTURE The panel is sound. The there are a few fine lines of very minor craquelure in the upper right corner and a few discoloured retouchings in the sky, but generally the work is in good clean condition. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT UV reveals scattered flecked retouchings in the sky and a few larger areas near the right edge. There may be an additional spot of retouching to and beneath the seated cow on the right. FRAME Held in a gilt plaster frame.
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