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FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL, R.S.A., R.S.W. | COVE, LOCH LONG

Auction Closed

September 18, 02:04 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL, R.S.A., R.S.W.

1883-1937

COVE, LOCH LONG


signed l.l.: F.C.B. Cadell

oil on panel

40 by 46cm., 15¾ by 18in.

Sotheby's, London, 29 August 1975, lot 359;

Private Collection, UK;

Christie's & Edmiston's, Glasgow, 8 April 1982, lot 177;

The Fine Art Society, London;

Christie's, London, 26 June 2014, lot 166, where purchased by the present owner

Loch Long is situated to the west of Loch Lomond in western Scotland, and the village of Cove on its banks provides spectacular views over the loch and the southern uplands. This colourful landscape, with its vast skies, changing light and reflections in the water, fascinated Cadell. As with his many paintings of Iona, he captures the view with bold colour and confident brushwork that clearly demonstrate the influence of French Post-Impressionism.


Cadell would often stay in Cove with George Service, a wealthy ship owner whom he had met on his first visit to Iona in 1912. The Services owned a large summer residence in Cove, as well as a yacht, and Cadell often joined them for sailing trips around the Western Isles. The pair formed a strong friendship, and Service became one of Cadell’s most important patrons, purchasing over 100 of his works.