Stone Steps by the River - Late 1800s Watercolor on Paper by Lucy Cooper

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Stone Steps by the River - Late 1800s Watercolor on Paper

Dramatic and detailed landscape by Lucy Ellen Cooper (British, … Read more Stone Steps by the River - Late 1800s Watercolor on Paper

Dramatic and detailed landscape by Lucy Ellen Cooper (British, 1853-1929). On the right side of the composition, a set of tall stone steps lead down to the riverbank. The river winds in to the background, towards a line of tall, lush trees. Beyond the trees there are mountains and puffy clouds.

Unsigned, but was acquired with another piece by Cooper.
Mat size: 18"H x 24"W
Paper size: 9.75"H x 15.5"W
Image size: 9.13"H x 14.75"W

Lucy Ellen Cooper (British, 1853-1929) was born in 1853 the second of five children and was brought up in a middle -class family in Henley where her father John Cooper was a local solicitor and Town Clerk. She was known for her watercolor landscapes, especially of her hometown - she painted roughly 23 watercolor views of Henley around the turn of the century, which, on her death were given to the town in her memory. The paintings span the years 1888 to 1925 and capture the mood of the era with a clear depiction of the businesses and shops that once typified the town of Henley from the timber and barges at Webbs Wharf to the skiffs on the river and hawkers on the streets. The collection of Lucy Coopers' watercolours usually hung in the Mayors parlour in the Town Hall and were given to the town in 1929. See less