Kinlochbervie, Sutherland

Peter Coker (1926-2004)

Price

£6,500

Signed

Signed, inscribed with title and dated 68

Medium

Coloured chalk with charcoal on paper laid on board

Dimensions

21 ¼ x 53 ¼ inches

Provenance

Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation

Exhibited

'Peter Coker ARA, Pastels', Stone Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1969, no 1;
'Peter Coker ARA, Paintings and Drawings', Thackeray Gallery, London, 1970, no 13;
'Peter Coker RA: The Studio Sale', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, 3-28 October 2017, no 200;
'Home and Abroad: The Landscapes of Peter Coker RA and Keith Grant', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, April-May 2024

'... he explored the exposed coastline thoroughly, as far as Kinlochbervie in the west, and – in what had become a thorough and habitual practice – recorded his discoveries in drawing.
The paintings that resulted from this study reveal an unparalleled freedom of handling, oil being treated almost with the liquidity of watercolour. Thus the boundaries of the spare, simple terrain are depicted as provisional, as if earth, sea and sky might merge or engulf each other. This counters any austerity or rigidity in the landscape, as does the accentuation of intense highland hues'.
Peter Coker RA, 2002, page 77

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