COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER DRAWING Academy Figure Drawing Start Price USD 750.00 Current Price USD 750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 15, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 Location Santa Barbara, California See more about 'COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER DRAWING' Description COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER DRAWINGTITLE: Academy figure drawingMEDIUM: Conte' Chalk on newsprint paperSIZE: 8 1/2" X 11"DATE: Late 1870's --1880'sAUTHENTICATED:  Estate seal reads," Estate of, CCC, 1856-1937"COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER  (1856-1937)Born in Philadelphia, PA on March 8, 1856, Colin Campbell Cooper was encouraged by his family to pursue a career in art at an early age.  He began his studies at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts under renowned American artist Thomas Eakins, followed by further study in Paris Academies Julian, Vitti and Delecluse. He was a member of numerous associations including the California Arts Club, Salmagundi Club, and the National Academy of Design.He first went to California in 1915, spending the winter in Los Angeles and in 1921, in Santa Barbara, where he served as Dean of Painting at the Santa Barbara Community School of Arts.Cooper died 1937 in Santa Barbara, California.This is a classic academy figure drawing, and it is believed that the drawing was accomplished at one of the academies in Paris where Colin Cooper studied as a young man.There are some tears on the top left edge of the paper that existed originally from the Estate of Colin Campbell Cooper.The drawing is matted and sealed in plastic.This drawing is a stunning example of the artist talents.  It was purchased from the Sullivan Goss Gallery, LTD. Santa Barbara, Ca. and bares the Colin Campbell Cooper estate seal on the lower right hand corner of the drawing. (see photo) Place a Bid!