Frank Cadogan Cowper

Lot 23: Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1877-1958)

Name: Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1877-1958)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 6ac346253e

Est: £150,000 GBP - £250,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 15, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1877-1958)
Our Lady of the Fruits of the Earth
signed and dated 'F C COWPER/1917' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 29 7/8 in. (102 x 76 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Frank Cadogan Cowper

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1917, no. 46.
Bristol, Royal West of England Academy, 1917, no. 11 (lent by F.N.H Wills Esq).
Charlottesville, Baily Museum, Charlottesville Collects, 2003, number untraced.

Literature

Times, 5 May 1917, p. 9.
The Last Romantics, exh. Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1989, p. 134, under no. 160.
Henrietta Ward, How and in what ways does Frank Cadogan Cowper deserve the title the last Pre-Raphaelite?, unpublished MA thesis, University of Bristol, 2008, pp. 41-44.

Provenance

F.N.H. Wills, bought at the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1917.
and by descent through the family.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 June 1988, lot 97.
with Agnew's, London.

Notes

THE ESTATE OF COUNTESS MARGARETA DOUGLAS

Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1877-1958)
Our Lady of the Fruits of the Earth
signed and dated 'F C COWPER/1917' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 29 7/8 in. (102 x 76 cm.)

Auction Details

Victorian & British Impressionist Art

Christie's

December 15, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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