Colin Campbell Cooper

Lot 352 Colin Campbell Cooper American, 1856-1937 Woolworth Building, New York City Inscribed Sketch by Colin Campbell Cooper/Property of Charlotte Carpenter/from G. D. Carpenter and Gram E on the reverse Oil on board 18 x 14 inches Provenance: The artist To his second wife By descent to her niece, Santa Barbara, CA Mr. George D. Carpenter Charlotte Carpenter The estate of Charlotte Carpenter Private collection Mr. Zachary Taylor, Athens, GA; Beverly Hills, CA; London R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago Private collection Exhibited: New York, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, Over 100 Years of New York City in Art , Jan. 10 - Feb. 28, 2004 Cooper's oeuvre includes many depictions of architectural monuments in Europe and the Far East, but his fame derives primarily from his views of urban skyscrapers in Philadelphia, Chicago, and especially New York, where he resided from 1904 to 1921. Like other artists who emphasized the verticality of the "new New York," Cooper was drawn to the Woolworth Building, designed by Cass Gilbert, which was the tallest building in the world at 792 feet, when it was completed in 1913. Cornoyer chose to depict it as seen through the central arch of the Municipal Building, designed by McKim, Mead, and White and built 1907-14 on Centre Street. The shadowed arch of the Neoclassical building housing governmental offices frames the sunlit skyscraper, accentuating its association with the Gothic Cathedral and expressing a sense of America's ascendancy in the early twentieth century. Using Impressionist handling, Cornoyer conveyed a sense of immediacy, the skyscraper coming into view as we move forward, the tiny figures and trees in the distance imparting a sense of the building's dramatic scale. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Estimate $7,000-9,000 Frame rubbing. There is a 1 inch diagonal scratch in the lower left quadrant just off the left edge. There is damage to the paint surface and board at the upper right corner and the lower right corner. There is a vertical loss to the paint surface and board in the lower right edge, approximately 3/8 of an inch. There are areas in the sky that fluoresce under UV light, we believe that this is of the artist's hand. There is no further restoration visible under UV light. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937) Description: Palace of Fine Arts and reflecting pool, Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, circa 1915, signed lower right: Colin Campbell Cooper, oil on canvas, 14'' H x 24'' W, est: $15,000/25,000. Note: The present work is a previously unknown example from the series of Palace of Fine Arts paintings Cooper executed about 1915. The scene is painted to showcase the pastel hues of the Palace's architecture in bright, natural sunlight. Cooper incorporates into the composition sculptural details around and in the reflecting pond, dancing reflections on the water's surface, and even some geese and a duck. According to Dr. Deborah Solon in her essay ''Cooper in California and Beyond'', ''[T]he one building that Cooper revisited in various iterations was the Palace of Fine Arts?.The profusely decorated Palace of Fine Arts was constructed to be viewed under different lighting conditions; Cooper, in fact, painted it under both natural and artificial illumination....Cooper's virtuoso handling of full sunlight and shadow on water and the impact of the pastel color scheme are especially resonant'' (W.H. Gerdts & D.E. Solon, ''East Coast / West Coast and Beyond: Colin Campbell Copper - American Impressionist'', Laguna Beach, CA, 2006, pp. 87-88). Condition Report: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion. Some new keys. Blacklight: A 1'' vertical line and a spot of touch-up in the upper center. Notes: The present work is a previously unknown example from the series of Palace of Fine Arts paintings Cooper executed about 1915. The scene is painted to showcase the pastel hues of the Palace's architecture in bright, natural sunlight. Cooper incorporates into the composition sculptural details around and in the reflecting pond, dancing reflections on the water's surface, and even some geese and a duck. According to Dr. Deborah Solon in her essay ''Cooper in California and Beyond'', ''[T]he one building that Cooper revisited in various iterations was the Palace of Fine Arts?.The profusely decorated Palace of Fine Arts was constructed to be viewed under different lighting conditions; Cooper, in fact, painted it under both natural and artificial illumination....Cooper's virtuoso handling of full sunlight and shadow on water and the impact of the pastel color scheme are especially resonant'' (W.H. Gerdts & D.E. Solon, ''East Coast / West Coast and Beyond: Colin Campbell Copper - American Impressionist'', Laguna Beach, CA, 2006, pp. 87-88) Provenance: Private Collection, South Pasadena, CA 14'' H x 24'' W Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937 Santa Barbara, CA) oil on canvas circa 1915

Lot 311 Colin Campbell Cooper American, 1856-1937 Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn Signed Colin Campbell Cooper (lr), inscribed Cooper/No. 27 on the reverse and I#38420 on the stretcher Oil on canvas 24 x 36 1/8 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Falls Church, VA Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York Exhibited: New York, Kennedy Galleries, A Selection of American Paintings , Nov. 27, 1984-Feb. 8, 1985, no. 8 C Estate of Waldo Hutchins III Estimate $80,000-120,000 Frame rubbing. Could use a light cleaning. No visible restoration under UV light. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Property of various owners Colin Campbell Cooper (American, 1856-1937) In the park, Victoria, British Columbia, 1925 signed, titled and dated 'Cooper / In the Park, Victoria. B.C July 11th / 25' (lower left) oil on board 5 x 7in With Arlington Gallery, Santa Barbara, California

Colin Campbell Cooper (American, 1856-1937) "Evening City Street Scene", oil on board, signed upper right corner "Colin Campbell Cooper", sight 7" x 4-1/4". Presented in a contemporary giltwood frame. **Colin Campbell Cooper (American, 1856-1937) - In overall very good condition. Minor losses to paint in lower right corner and along the left edge.