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David Cox

British, 1783–1859

WA-00020252

London

PaintingImpressionism

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None documented

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WikidataQ1174087

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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

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0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

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Artworks (97)

Clouds

1857 · Oil paint on paper

image: 165 x 238 mm support: 165 x 238 mm

Tate

Rhyl Sands

1854 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 454 x 630 mm frame: 637 x 817 x 94 mm

Tate

The Road across the Common

1853 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 190 x 241 mm frame: 372 x 421 x 77 mm

Tate

The Heather or Broom Gatherers

1851 · watercolor on wove paper

sheet: 61.3 × 87.2 cm (24 1/8 × 34 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Moorland Road

1851 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 273 x 356 mm frame: 478 x 565 x 95 mm

Tate

Mountain Heights, Cader Idris

1850 · watercolor over chalk on oatmeal paper; laid down

Overall: 47.7 x 74.6 cm (18 3/4 x 29 3/8 in.) overall (mat size): 59.7 x 85.7 cm (23 1/2 x 33 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Windy Day

1850 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 267 x 359 mm

Tate

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Study of an Antique Armchair

1849 · Watercolor

Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.7 × 13.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of an antique armchair

1849 · Watercolor

Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.7 × 13.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Welsh Funeral, Betwys-y-Coed

1847 · Oil paint on paper

support: 540 x 749 mm frame: 791 x 996 x 135 mm

Tate

Grotto Interior

1845 · watercolor over graphite on wove paper

sheet: 41.9 × 57.1 cm (16 1/2 × 22 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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River Landscape in Wales

1845 · Watercolor with touches of gouache (bodycolor) over black chalk on rough paper pasted onto board

18-7/8 x 28-5/8 in. (47.9 x 72.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bolton Abbey

1845 · watercolor with black chalk

Sheet: 48.8 x 75.4 cm (19 3/16 x 29 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Mountain Torrent

1845 · Black and white chalk, and charcoal on cream wove paper

53.1 × 73.3 cm (20 15/16 × 28 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

River Landscape in Wales

1845 · Watercolor with touches of gouache (bodycolor) over black chalk on rough paper pasted onto board

18-7/8 x 28-5/8 in. (47.9 x 72.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beckenham Church, Kent

1842 · Watercolour on paper

support: 229 x 279 mm

Tate

Lancaster: Peace and War

1842 · Watercolor, with touches of gouache, black chalk, and scraping, selectively varnished with gum arabic, on cream wove paper

49.7 × 76 cm (19 5/8 × 29 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Driving Sheep in a Rocky Landscape

1841 · Black chalk and watercolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) and gum arabic

Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 5/16 in. (25.9 × 36.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Driving sheep in a rocky landscape

1841 · Black chalk and watercolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) and gum arabic

Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 5/16 in. (25.9 × 36.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Waiting for the Ferry Boat

1835 · Watercolour on paper

support: 197 x 292 mm

Tate

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Journey Home

1833 · Watercolor with reductive techniques and black chalk

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 19 1/8 in. (28.6 × 48.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Journey Home

1833 · Watercolor with reductive techniques and black chalk

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 19 1/8 in. (28.6 × 48.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chatsworth [recto]

1831 · graphite on wove paper

overall: 17.9 x 28.5 cm (7 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Trees [verso]

1831 · graphite on wove paper

overall: 17.9 x 28.5 cm (7 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

97 published of 97 catalogued · 87 with image

Tate
59 published59 img
The Met
17 published7 img
Nga
10 published10 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Landscape with Windmill
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Naval Pensioner. Verso: indecipherable sketch
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cottage at Stratford. Verso: Drawing
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Open Landscape
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rhyl Sands
1854 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Two Naval Pensioners. Verso: traces of pencil drawing
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Train on a Viaduct
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Four Figure Studies. Verso: Landscape with Water
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Horse’s Head
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bathers; Westminster Bridge in the Distance
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Met Museum

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Movements1

Impressionism

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

20 lots · 2013–2024

Market

Auction History

Range: $3,250 – $16,250

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Porte Saint Denis, Paris	Christie's	Jul 2024	£3,000 – £5,000	£10,710
Travellers on the Road to Betws-y-Coed	Christie's	Mar 2023	$5,000 – $7,000	$9,450
Penmaenmawr, North Wales	Christie's	Jan 2023	$5,000 – $8,000	$11,970
The Salmon Trap	Christie's	Jul 2022	£6,000 – £10,000	£6,300
Stacking Hay	Christie's	Mar 2022	£4,000 – £6,000	£8,820
Waterfall at Bettws-y-Coed, North Wales	Christie's	Mar 2022	£6,000 – £10,000	£6,048
Calais beach with shrimpers and a dog	Christie's	Jul 2021	£5,000 – £8,000	£3,500
A mountain landscape in North Wales	Christie's	Jul 2018	£4,000 – £6,000	£3,750
L’Assemblée Nationale with Les Invalides beyond, Paris, with a group around a street entertainer with his monkey in hat and red coat, holding a bow	Christie's	Jul 2017	£15,000 – £25,000	£16,250
Dutch fishing smacks off the coast	Christie's	Jul 2016	£4,000 – £6,000	£4,375

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Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

New York · 1956