Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
John Sell Cotman
Bristol Ferry
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December 4, 05:26 PM GMT
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7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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John Sell Cotman
Norwich 1782 - 1842 London
Bristol Ferry
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white and touches of scratching out, original wash-line mount;
signed, inscribed and dated verso: Bristol. Ferry. / JS Cotman 1802
A. Richards;
with Agnew's, London, by 1983;
where acquired by the present owner
with Agnew's, London, by 1983;
where acquired by the present owner
Ed. M. Rajnai, John Sell Cotman, 1982, p. 44, no. 9
Cotman's only documented visit to Bristol was in June 1800 where he stayed with the Norton family, before traveling into Wales.
In circa 1808-10, he returned to the subject of this watercolour when he produced an oil entitled Ferry House at Bristol. This work is now in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.1
In circa 1808-10, he returned to the subject of this watercolour when he produced an oil entitled Ferry House at Bristol. This work is now in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.1
1. M. Rajnai, John Sell Cotman 1782-1842, p. 150, no. 116