{"product_id":"square-riggers-farm-cove-sydney","title":"Square Riggers, Farm Cove, Sydney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38.5 x 48.2 cms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003eTBC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Johnson Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHG Director's Statement: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRay Crooke (AM) was an Australian artist known for his tropical landscapes. He won the Archibald Prize in 1969 with a portrait of George Johnston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrooke adored the landscape and the people of the tropics. Using these as inspiration he created pictures full of harmony, light and colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristopher Allen, The Australian’s national art critic, said “Ray Crooke’s familiar images of ­islanders could be considered decorative and predictable, and some will have reservations about their romantic exoticism, but his strong sense of composition and evident sympathy with his subjects were always appealing.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eRELATED SERVICES\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf this artwork is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON RESERVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand you would like to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eart by this artist please contact us\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/findart.cookshillgalleries.com.au\/\" title=\"Find Art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPPRAISAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVALUATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor art by this artist please use our online valuation service\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cookshillgalleries.com.au\/pages\/art-valuations\" title=\"Art Valuations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSELL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eart by this artist please contact us\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sellart.cookshillgalleries.com.au\/\" title=\"Sell Art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Crooke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51372500549938,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1396\/2769\/files\/RAYCrookeSquareriggersFarmCoveJPG.jpg?v=1782434541","url":"https:\/\/cookshillgalleries.com.au\/products\/square-riggers-farm-cove-sydney","provider":"Cooks Hill Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}