Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle, WarwickshireBlack chalk8.6 by 13.7 cm., 3 ¼ by 5 ¼ in.Provenance:With The Fine Art Society, London;Private Collection, WiltshireDavid Cox drew and painted Kenilworth Castle throughout his life. Perhaps his earliest known drawing of Kenilworth was from 1804, whilst a watercolour of the castle was amongst his last exhibited works in 1859. The present drawing is likely to date from the 1830s.The present view was amongst the artist's favourite viewpoints for capturing the castle, with the majestic trees framing or as in this instance, almost hiding the ruins. The artist produced several finished watercolours of Kenilworth from a similar vantage point. Exhibited:London, Leicester Galleries, Artists as Collectors, July-August 1963, no.126){kind=link}
David Cox (1783-1859)
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Black chalk
8.6 by 13.7 cm., 3 ¼ by 5 ¼ in.
Provenance:
With The Fine Art Society, London;
Private Collection, Wiltshire
David Cox drew and painted Kenilworth Castle throughout his life. Perhaps his earliest known drawing of Kenilworth was from 1804, whilst a watercolour of the castle was amongst his last exhibited works in 1859. The present drawing is likely to date from the 1830s.
The present view was amongst the artist's favourite viewpoints for capturing the castle, with the majestic trees framing or as in this instance, almost hiding the ruins. The artist produced several finished watercolours of Kenilworth from a similar vantage point.
Exhibited:
London, Leicester Galleries, Artists as Collectors, July-August 1963, no.126