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William Cook

Headland IV - Etching by Gordon Cook on Japanese Paper
Headland IV - Etching by Gordon Cook on Japanese Paper

Headland IV - Etching by Gordon Cook on Japanese Paper

By Gordon Cook

Located in Soquel, CA

He participated in his first weekly drawing group with artist Alvin Light, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, and William H. Brown. Cook also taught at the San Francisco Art Institute.

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Antique Portrait of William Lord Russel by T.Cook
Antique Portrait of William Lord Russel by T.Cook

Antique Portrait of William Lord Russel by T.Cook

Located in Langweer, NL

Russell was the grandson of the disgraced Earl and Countess of Somerset, who had scandalised the Jacobean Court. He was a Whig politician, known as 'The Patriot', who defended religi...

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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull
A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

The carefully observed textures—the porous bone, the smooth card stock, the fibrous twine—recall American trompe l’oeil painters such as William Harnett, yet Cook’s intent is less il...

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2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman
Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman

Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman

By Gordon Cook

Located in Soquel, CA

He participated in his first weekly drawing group with artist Alvin Light, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, and William H. Brown. Cook also taught at the San Francisco Art Institute*.

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1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti), Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti), Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage

"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti), Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage

By John Webber

Located in Alamo, CA

"A Dance in Otaheite" (Tahiti) is an engraving created by William Sharp (1749-1824), from a drawing by John Webber (1752-1793), who was the artist on Captain James Cook's 3rd and fin...

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1780s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Inside of a House in Nootka Sound" (Canada) from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
"Inside of a House in Nootka Sound" (Canada) from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage

"Inside of a House in Nootka Sound" (Canada) from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage

By John Webber

Located in Alamo, CA

"The Inside of a House in Nootka Sound" is an engraving created by William Sharp (1749-1824), from a drawing by John Webber (1752-1793), who was the artist on Captain James Cook's 3r...

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1780s Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Engraving

Four Koa Wood Framed 18th C. Engravings from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage Journal
Four Koa Wood Framed 18th C. Engravings from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage Journal

Four Koa Wood Framed 18th C. Engravings from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage Journal

By John Webber

Located in Alamo, CA

Other notables who were part of this expedition included Captain William Bligh, Cook's sailing master, who would later go down in history as captain of the mutinous crew of the Bount...

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1780s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

A View of the Ewharrano Eatua, or House of God, in Huahine from Cook's Voyages
A View of the Ewharrano Eatua, or House of God, in Huahine from Cook's Voyages

A View of the Ewharrano Eatua, or House of God, in Huahine from Cook's Voyages

Located in Langweer, NL

Context: The print originates from the comprehensive account of Captain Cook’s voyages, published by George William Anderson between 1784 and 1786.

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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Pool Scoreboard and 2 Prints Palmer & Sons-Joe Davis
Antique Victorian Pool Scoreboard and 2 Prints Palmer & Sons-Joe Davis

Antique Victorian Pool Scoreboard and 2 Prints Palmer & Sons-Joe Davis

Located in London, GB

The following year, the champion, William Cook, returned from a tour of America with the idea of running billiard tournaments on a "round-robin" basis rather than the straight knock-...

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Games

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Group of Seven Vintage Books on Fly Fishing Some Humorous!
Group of Seven Vintage Books on Fly Fishing Some Humorous!

Group of Seven Vintage Books on Fly Fishing Some Humorous!

Located in San Francisco, CA

., 1952 • Til Fish Do Us Part by Beatrice Cook published William Morrow & Co., 1949 • The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton published The Modern Library, circa 1950 • Fish Are Such...

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Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Flotte d'Otahiti Assembled at Oparee, Colored Engraving, Robert Benard, 1778
Flotte d'Otahiti Assembled at Oparee, Colored Engraving, Robert Benard, 1778

Flotte d'Otahiti Assembled at Oparee, Colored Engraving, Robert Benard, 1778

By Robert Benard

Located in Madrid, ES

Hand-colored engraving from the series “The Voyages of Captain Cook”, which makes number 34 of said series (“Voyage das L'Hemisphere Austral, et autour du Monde, fait sur les Vaissea...

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Antique 1770s European Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Other

Diversity of Tanna: Portraits of a Man and Woman from Vanuatu’s Isle, ca.1785
Diversity of Tanna: Portraits of a Man and Woman from Vanuatu’s Isle, ca.1785

Diversity of Tanna: Portraits of a Man and Woman from Vanuatu’s Isle, ca.1785

Located in Langweer, NL

The style of the engraving and the reference to Captain Cook's voyages suggest that it comes from the late 18th century, likely in the period following Cook's final voyage, which end...

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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain by P. Carteret, circa 1773
Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain by P. Carteret, circa 1773

Antique Map of New Guinea and New Britain by P. Carteret, circa 1773

Located in Langweer, NL

Adding to its significance, the map traces the paths of earlier explorer William Dampier (1699-1700) and includes Captain James Cook’s route through Endeavour Strait during his first...

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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Disney Limited Edition Giclée Canvas Print: Winter Walk, 24x36

Disney Limited Edition Giclée Canvas Print: Winter Walk, 24x36

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Each piece is on hand-numbered canvas and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellensaw was an English matte desi...

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Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Disney Limited Edition: Pooh And Friends At The Seaside

Disney Limited Edition: Pooh And Friends At The Seaside

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Each piece is on hand-numbered canvas and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellensaw was an English matte desi...

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1980s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Disney Limited Edition: Mystical Kingdom of the Beast

Disney Limited Edition: Mystical Kingdom of the Beast

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Each piece is on hand-numbered canvas and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellensaw was an English matte desi...

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1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Off To Home We Go Giclée Print on Canvas, Pop Art, 2000s Edition

Off To Home We Go Giclée Print on Canvas, Pop Art, 2000s Edition

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Please note: Silver Series are custom framed and molding styles are based on current availability. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellenshaw was an English matte desi...

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Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Glass Castle Giclée Print on Canvas, Pop Art, 15x22.5 inches, Signed

Glass Castle Giclée Print on Canvas, Pop Art, 15x22.5 inches, Signed

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Please note: Silver Series are custom framed and molding styles are based on current availability. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellenshaw was an English matte desi...

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Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

Erin Parish Minimalist Abstract Resin and Oil Painting on Panel Woman Artist
Erin Parish Minimalist Abstract Resin and Oil Painting on Panel Woman Artist

Erin Parish Minimalist Abstract Resin and Oil Painting on Panel Woman Artist

By Erin Parish

Located in Surfside, FL

SELECTED GALLERY GROUP EXHIBITIONS ​​2023 "Artistry and Alchemical Process," Spanierman Modern, New York NY (artists included: Steven Alexander, Dan Christensen, Elaine De Koonin...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil, Panel

Disney Silver Series Framed: The Knighting of Pooh

Disney Silver Series Framed: The Knighting of Pooh

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Please note: Silver Series are custom framed and molding styles are based on current availability. ABOUT THE ARTIST: William Samuel Cook “Peter” Ellenshaw was an English matte desi...

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Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

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Very Rare Set of 4 Antique Coalport Hand Painted Cabinet Plates
Very Rare Set of 4 Antique Coalport Hand Painted Cabinet Plates

Very Rare Set of 4 Antique Coalport Hand Painted Cabinet Plates

Located in South Coast, CA

The bird painting is by John Randall, and the flower/fruit painting to the center, by William Cook. With the same hand painted work, the typical fine quality, delicacy of painting an...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates

Attrib. William Cook (fl.1870-1890) - Watercolour, Cornish Coast at Twilight
Attrib. William Cook (fl.1870-1890) - Watercolour, Cornish Coast at Twilight

Attrib. William Cook (fl.1870-1890) - Watercolour, Cornish Coast at Twilight

Located in Corsham, GB

Dramatic coastal scene in watercolour. Presented in a large contemporary frame with card mount. Labelled verso by the 'David Cross Gallery, Clifton, Bristol'. Unsigned. On watercolou...

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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century English Exhibition Quality Center Table
19th Century English Exhibition Quality Center Table

19th Century English Exhibition Quality Center Table

Located in Wiscasset, ME

This exquisite, exhibition quality English center table was crafted in the manner of William Cookes of Warwick, England. The table’s top is profusely inlaid with naturalistic form...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Center Tables

"Four Stages of Cruelty, " Engraved Prints after William Hogarth
"Four Stages of Cruelty, " Engraved Prints after William Hogarth

"Four Stages of Cruelty, " Engraved Prints after William Hogarth

By William Hogarth

Located in London, GB

The Four Stages of Cruelty after William Hogarth, a set of four copper-engraved prints, 1803 edition engraved by Thomas Cook from William Hogarth's original designs.

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Antique Early 1800s British George II Prints

Early Periwig Print Liberty Wigs John Wilkes, 1808
Early Periwig Print Liberty Wigs John Wilkes, 1808

Early Periwig Print Liberty Wigs John Wilkes, 1808

By Thomas Cook

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Attributed to Thomas Cook, after William Hogarth Early Wig Print Liberty Wigs John Wilkes, circa 1808.

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Antique Early 1800s English Rococo Prints

'Southwark Fair' Copper Engraved Print
'Southwark Fair' Copper Engraved Print

'Southwark Fair' Copper Engraved Print

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H 19.3 in W 23.63 in D 1.38 in

'Southwark Fair' Copper Engraved Print

By William Hogarth

Located in London, GB

Southwark Fair, copper-engraved print after William Hogarth 1803 Cook edition. The interrelationship between theatre and everyday life Framed with gold slip.

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Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Prints

Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)
Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)

Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

Image size is 18 x 24 inches. William Sanderson, born in Dubbeln, Latvia, immigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen.

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Hombre
The Hombre

William SandersonThe Hombre

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H 11.75 in W 9.75 in

The Hombre

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Untitled (February Morning)
Untitled (February Morning)

Untitled (February Morning)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC

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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Shotgun Wedding
The Shotgun Wedding

The Shotgun Wedding

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Untitled (Colorado Homestead)
Untitled (Colorado Homestead)

Untitled (Colorado Homestead)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea
On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea

On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea

By William Edward Norton

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

It was on these shores that Norton perfected his art, following in the steps of William Edward Cook, famous for such scenes through the 1850s.

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1890s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Education University of Houston The University of Texas, Austin, with Everett Spruce, Howard Cook, and William McVey Washington University, St.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"A Boxing Match Hapaee" (Tonga) Engraving of Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage by Webber
"A Boxing Match Hapaee" (Tonga) Engraving of Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage by Webber

"A Boxing Match Hapaee" (Tonga) Engraving of Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage by Webber

By John Webber

Located in Alamo, CA

Other notables who were part of this expedition included Captain William Bligh, Cook's sailing master, who would later go down in history as captain of the mutinous crew of the Bount...

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1780s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Prouts Neck, Maine"
"Prouts Neck, Maine"

"Prouts Neck, Maine"

By Jesse Leach France

Located in Southampton, NY

Overall measurements 18 by 21 inches Jesse Leach France was born on October 8, 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of William Cook France and Isabelle Finlay France. The family move...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portraits of Encounter: Chief Potatow and Omai of Tahiti, Engraved in ca.1777
Portraits of Encounter: Chief Potatow and Omai of Tahiti, Engraved in ca.1777

Portraits of Encounter: Chief Potatow and Omai of Tahiti, Engraved in ca.1777

Located in Langweer, NL

He became known to Europeans through Captain James Cook's second voyage (1772-1775) when the English artist William Hodges, who accompanied Cook, sketched his portrait.

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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Education University of Houston The University of Texas, Austin, with Everett Spruce, Howard Cook, and William McVey Washington University, St.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Superb Pair of Coalport Porcelain Vases Decorated by William Cook
Superb Pair of Coalport Porcelain Vases Decorated by William Cook

Superb Pair of Coalport Porcelain Vases Decorated by William Cook

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Exeter, GB

Of urn shape with beaded handles, rims and covers picked out in gold, verily finely decorated to both sides with scrollwork panels containing fruit and flowers by William Cook, mould...

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Antique 19th Century British Rococo Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Bottle Vase, Turquoise, Flowers by William Cook, circa 1855
Coalport Porcelain Bottle Vase, Turquoise, Flowers by William Cook, circa 1855

Coalport Porcelain Bottle Vase, Turquoise, Flowers by William Cook, circa 1855

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

It has stunning flower paintings by William Cook, one of the most famous painters at Coalport in the mid-19th century.

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Vase, Sublime Flowers by William Cooke, 1851-1861
Coalport Porcelain Vase, Sublime Flowers by William Cooke, 1851-1861

Coalport Porcelain Vase, Sublime Flowers by William Cooke, 1851-1861

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Many of the Coalport items, of either factory, are now collectors' items. William Cooke (often also spelled "Cook") was one of Coalport's top painters, together with John Randall ...

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Large Coalport 'Coalbrookdale' Vase Decorated by William Cook C.1855
Large Coalport 'Coalbrookdale' Vase Decorated by William Cook C.1855

Large Coalport 'Coalbrookdale' Vase Decorated by William Cook C.1855

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Exeter, GB

Decorated with finely painted panels of fruit and flowers by William Cook, reserved on a  'Rose du Barry' ground within elaborate raised and tooled gilt borders. 

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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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