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ANTIQUE #SA1098381

Landscape Animal Oil Painting Of Sheep By A Tree At Herne, Kent By William Sidney Cooper

£4,250    $5,523    €5,064
William Sidney Cooper
 
British, (1854-1927)
 
Springtime at Herne, Kent
 
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1925, inscribed in pencil verso
 
Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches
 
Size including frame: 24.25 inches x 32.5 inches
 
Provenance: William Gray, 1 George Street, Halifax
 
A lovely painting of sheep beneath a blossoming tree at Herne, Kent by William Sidney Cooper. Several sheep can be seen resting beneath a tree full of pink blossom. Meanwhile, the rest of the flock can be seen scattered across the meadow. Cooper lived at Herne Bay from 1890 until his death in 1927.
 
William Sidney Cooper was born in Canterbury, Kent in 1854 and was the son of John Ramsay Cooper, a dispensary chemist and Mary Barber. He was the great nephew of Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902), the famous landscape painter. His talent for painting was recognised early on and he trained under his great uncle at the Canterbury Sidney Cooper School of Art.
 
In 1881, he started exhibiting at the Royal Academy and Suffolk Street and later at the Royal Watercolour Society. Works at the RA include ‘Springtime, Isle of Wight’, ‘The Avon at Ringwood’ and ‘Twilight on the Thames’. He married Kate Kennett in 1882 and they lived in Pangbourne, Berkshire where they had their first 3 children. In 1890, they moved to Herne Bay in Kent, living at 18 William Street where their last 2 children were born. Sometime after 1913 he moved to live at Glenthorne, Cecil Park in Herne Bay.
 
Like his great uncle, he painted sheep and cattle in landscapes, often set within the countryside of Herne Bay. As well as a talented artist, Cooper was also a musician and a keen golfer and involved himself with his local community. He died on 9 September, 1927 aged 73 and is buried in Eddington Churchyard. His works are highly collectable and can be found amongst many private collections as well as museums and art galleries including: Canterbury Museum, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Cliffe Castle Museum, Ferens Art ...
Antique #SA1098381, shown on this page, originates from 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1920
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