Etretat, France
signed inscribed and dated 'Etretat. Painted on the / spot in 1878 E.W. Cooke / R.A.' on a reproduction of an old label on the reverse
oil on panel
24 x 32cm

Provenance:
The artist's studio sale, Christie's, 22nd May 1880, Lot 122 (45 gns. to Robert Hannah, Middlesex);
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 6th November 1995, Lot 166

Exhibited:
Leeds, Municipal Art Gallery, 1888 (remnants of exhibition label verso)

Robert Hannah (1812-1909), the purchaser of the present picture at the artist's studio sale, was likewise a painter. Cooke had left Hannah some money to spend on 'an example of my art'.

Condition Report

The painting is executed in oil on a wooden panel support. The panel is very slightly bowed but overall sound. The paint layers are in an excellent condition. The varnish is clear and glossy with a few localised matte patches and some fly spots.