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David Cox, 1783–1859, British, Beach Scene - Sunrise, ca. 1820
- Title:
- Beach Scene - Sunrise
- Date:
- ca. 1820
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 x 7 1/2 inches (12.7 x 19.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.192
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- atmospheric ... | baskets | beach | boats | cliffs | clouds | dog (animal) | donkey | landscape | light | mountains | people | sand | sunrise
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Penmaenmawr | United Kingdom | Wales
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8668
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Although once identified as a view of Penmaen Mawr on the Welsh coast, the location of this particular scene is less important than the effect of the sun rising through clouds over the reflective surface of the wet beach. This was very much the type of atmospheric effect that Cox had catalogued in his various illustrations to the Treatise (cat. 15). In about 1820 he would have been considering new examples, representing various times of day and effects of light, for his latest publication, The Young Artist’s Companion (cat. 26). Gallery label for Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-10-16 - 2009-01-04)
This watercolor entered the collection of Paul Mellon identified as a view of Penmaen Mawr, that mountainous stretch along the Welsh coast that Cox made the subject of many watercolors throughout his career (see cats. 63 and 109). The location of this particular scene is less important than the effect of the sun rising through clouds over the reflective surface of the wet beach. This was very much the type of atmospheric effect that Cox had catalogued in his various illustrations to the Treatise (cat. 15). About 1820 he would have been considering new examples, representing various times of day and effects of light, for his latest publication, The Young Artist's Companion (cat. 26). Scott Wilcox Scott Wilcox, Sun, wind, and rain : the art of David Cox, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008, p. 158, no. 23, NJ18 .C829 W542 + Oversize (YCBA)
Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2009-01-31 - 2009-05-03) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-10-16 - 2009-01-04) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Scott Wilcox, Sun, wind, and rain : the art of David Cox, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008, pp. 158-9, no. 23, NJ18 .C829 W542 + Oversize (YCBA) [YCBA]
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