Garden Pond, The Red House, Mistley

Peter Coker (1926-2004)

Price

£8,500

Signed

Signed
Signed and dated 1992 on reverse
Signed with initials, and inscribed with title and 'No 1' on stretcher

Medium

Oil on canvas

Catalogue Raisonné No

588

Dimensions

51 ¼ x 64 inches

Provenance

The Estate of Peter Coker

Literature

Peter Coker RA, London: Chris Beetles Ltd, 2002, pages 114 and 143, Catalogue Raisonné no 588

Exhibited

'Peter Coker RA', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2002, no 156;
'Peter Coker RA: the Studio Sale', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October 2017, no 156;
'Home and Abroad: The Landscapes of Peter Coker RA and Keith Grant', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, April-May 2024

Peter Coker returned to the tranquil, but ever-changing theme, of garden ponds both in France and also the familiar one in his own garden in Mistley, Essex. He made many studies of the pond both on loose sheets of paper and in a wide variety of media. This large oil of spontaneous organic shapes and patterns demonstrates the relationship between the myriad of transient watery reflections contrasting with the shadowy solidity of its surroundings.

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