There is some stable craquelure and discolouration to the varnish. There have been restorations to the canvas in the upper-left quadrant, centre, and right edge. Inspection under UV light reveals some restoration to the paint layer in these locations and to the lower-left edge. Overall in good condition.
26.8 x 42.3cm (10.6" x 16.7")Framed Size: 37 x 51.8cm (14.6" x 20.4")
George Vicat Cole RA (1833-1893) was an English painter. Cole was born in Portsmouth, the son of the landscape painter George Cole (1810-1883) who tasked his son with copying the works of Constable, Turner, Cox, and most importantly the natural world around him. At just eighteen Cole had paintings accepted for exhibition at the British Institution, the Society of British Artists, and the Suffolk Street Gallery. A year later in 1852 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy. During his career, he exhibited seventy-six works at the Royal Academy, ten works at the British Institution, forty-eight works at the Society of British Artists, and five works at various other exhibitions. In 1859 he was elected a member of the Society of British Artists. He was elected as an associate of the Royal Academy in 1870 and became an Academician ten years later. The wide popularity of his work was due to the artist's great delicacy of colour, his sure and confident touch, and the sense of feeling with which he painted. Most of his subjects were found in the counties of Surrey and Sussex and along the banks of the Thames. One of his largest pictures, 'The Pool of London', was bought by the Chantrey Fund Trustees in 1888 and was shown in the Tate Gallery. He was the father of the painter Rex Vicat Cole and may have been related to the society portraitist Philip Tennyson Cole. His daughter Mary Blanche Cole (1858-1945), also an artist, married the artist Louis Paul (Alexander Louis Paul 1855-1927). Cole died in London on 6 April 1893 and his studio sale took place at Christie's on 16 June 1893. His works are in the collections of Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, National Museum Cardiff, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
| SKU | qq258 |
|---|---|
| Artist | George Vicat Cole RA (1833-1893) |
| Date | 1876 |
| Dimensions | 26.8 x 42.3cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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