David Cox
Figures on the beach near Rye, Sussex

ArtistBritish, 1783–1859
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Figures on the beach near Rye, Sussex
Datec. 1830
MediumWatercolor withgraphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 5/8 × 10 in. (16.8 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by The Robert Cummins Stuart and Frances Wells Stuart Endowment in honor of Philip and Melissa Koelsch, and their son John Robert Koelsch
Object number2022.244
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, 19th century; [London, Spink-Leger Pictures, 1999]; [Christie’s, London, British Art on Paper, November 21, 2002, lot 49]; Private collection, UK; [Andrew Clayton-Payne, London, by 2022]; purchased by the MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryAir and Distance, Storm and Sunshine: Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings by David Cox, Spink-Leger Pictures, London, March 3-26, 1999, cat. 10.
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Watermark: Recto: at bottom edge: WHATMAN or ...OMONDS WYCOMB
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