VIEW OF LUDLOW

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GEORGE COLE (1810-1883)
VIEW OF LUDLOW
SIGNED AND DATED 'G. COLE 1875' (LOWER LEFT)
OIL ON CANVAS
20 X 30 IN. (50.8 X 76.3 CM.)

Provenance

WITH CHARLES SPRAWSON FINE ART, MINCHINHAMPTON.

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Lot Essay

GEORGE COLE WAS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST BORN IN PORTSMOUTH WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER PAINTING LARGE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A TRAVELLING CIRCUS. IN THE LATE 1840S, COLE TURNED HIS ATTENTION FROM ANIMAL PAINTING TO LANDSCAPES. THE PRESENT PAINTING DEPICTS LUDLOW CASTLE.

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