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LOT 30

Lot 30

John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)

John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
Lot 30 Details
John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), British

CASTLE ACRE, NORFOLK, 1804

pencil on paper
signed or inscribed to laid auxiliary paper lower right
12.6 x 9.8 in — 32 x 24.9 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $6,875
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John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
  • John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
  • John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
  • John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
Provenance:

Collection of Vernon Wethered, United Kingdom
Collection of Mrs. N.F. Beckett, United Kingdom
Sotheby's, London, 26 Mar 1975, lot 217
Private Collection, United Kingdom
Sotheby's London, 11 Jul 1990, lot 29
Private Collection, Ontario

Note:

This drawing, which dates from the artist's first visit to Castle Acre in 1804, relates closely to a pencil drawing of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire (Colman Bequest, Castle Museum, Norwich). The Fountains Abbey drawing is slightly larger than the present work, measuring 144 by 10% in., thus indicating that this sheet has at some stage been cut and the signature adhered to the surviving drawing. Cotman drew this subject on at least two other occasions; there is a pencil drawing in the British Museum (1902-5-14-290) and a watercolour in Bradford Art Gallery. He also executed etchings of the Castle from the south east and the front.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.

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