Lot Essay
The former Capucin convent is now a luxury hotel, the Gran Hotel di Convento di Amalfi.
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The Capucin convent, Amalfi
Details
Edward William Cooke, R.A. (1811-1880)
The Capucin convent, Amalfi
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke. 1846.' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
11 ½ x 17 ½ in. (29.2 x 44.3 cm.)
The Capucin convent, Amalfi
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke. 1846.' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
11 ½ x 17 ½ in. (29.2 x 44.3 cm.)
Provenance
Abbey & Co. [r.e. Fenwick]; Christie's, London, 30 November 1934, part lot 154, as Views at Amalfi (7 gns to J. Brandon).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 July 1991, lot 84.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 July 1991, lot 84.
Literature
J. Munday, E.W. Cooke (1811-1880): A Man of his Time, Woodbridge, 1996, p. 341, no. 46/25.
Special notice
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