Gorge with Tree Stumps

John Sell Cotman

Associated Names
John Sell Cotman

Artist, British, 1782 - 1842

The image shows a rocky landscape with a narrow passage between cliffs. The horizon is high, with the sky at the top of the image. Brushstrokes indicate clouds or mist. The colors are mainly earth tones. In the distance, there is light suggesting an open space beyond the rocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with brown and gray wash and white heightening on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 16.2 x 11.6 cm (6 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.181

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bulwer (1794-1879), Norwich, England; by descent through the Bulwer family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right in graphite: C

Wikidata ID

Q64583974

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