A landscape near Redhill in Surrey by Edward John Cobbett that sold for £2500 at Boningtons in Epping.
Victorian landscapes can often be difficult to shift at auction, but a fine panoramic view near Redhill in Surrey by Edward John Cobbett (1815-99) gave a boost to the Boningtons (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Epping on August 21.
The artist’s pictures of children and rustic genre scenes appear more commonly on the market than wider views of the countryside such as this, but Boningtons’ picture specialist Luke Bodalbhai said the picture had a “freshness and movement” in terms of composition and execution not seen in many of his works.