Lot 128: Joseph Teal Cooper , Burford 1682 - 1743 King's Lynn A forest floor with an arrangement of fruit, including an open melon, figs, pears, plums and grapes oil on canvas

Name: Joseph Teal Cooper , Burford 1682 - 1743 King's Lynn A forest floor with an arrangement of fruit, including an open melon, figs, pears, plums and grapes oil on canvas
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: uy86a0on0i

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomFebruary 12, 2008

Item Overview

Description

signed lower left: Teal.Cooper oil on canvas

Dimensions

measurements note 89.5 by 126 cm., 35 1/4 by 49 1/2 in.

Artist or Maker

Joseph (1682) Cooper

Literature

E. Waterhouse, British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons, 1981, reproduced in colour opposite p.76.

Notes

Described by George Vertue as 'very skilful in painting fruit and flowers', Cooper was probably the earliest English painter of still lives. His work shows a strong influence of Italian still life painters from Rome and Naples.

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings

Sotheby's

February 12, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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