EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811- 1880)
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811- 1880) Shipping scene signed 'E.W Cooke' (lower right) oil on canvas 41 x 69 cm Provenance: With The City Gallery where purchased by Private Collection, U.K, thence by family decent Edward William Cooke was born in London and was the son of the respected engraver Geroge Cooke. Edward was brought up in a family of artists, with his uncle, William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855) also a known engraver. From an early stage in his career, he displayed a love of marine subjects. At 18 years old he published a set of engravings titled ‘Shipping and Craft’. In 1834 Cooke started to work with oils and first exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution in 1835.Click here to share:
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EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811- 1880) Shipping scene signed 'E.W Cooke' (lower right) oil on canvas 41 x 69 cm Provenance: With The City Gallery where purchased by Private Collection, U.K, thence by family decent Edward William Cooke was born in London and was the son of the respected engraver Geroge Cooke. Edward was brought up in a family of artists, with his uncle, William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855) also a known engraver. From an early stage in his career, he displayed a love of marine subjects. At 18 years old he published a set of engravings titled ‘Shipping and Craft’. In 1834 Cooke started to work with oils and first exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution in 1835.Click here to share:
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