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John Sell Cotman — Corpach Basin on the Caledonian Canal with Ben Nevis, Scotland
John Sell Cotman

Corpach Basin on the Caledonian Canal with Ben Nevis, Scotland

John Sell Cotman's landscape employs brown washes over pencil to capture the Scottish vista of Corpach Basin with Ben Nevis prominently featured. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of watercolor and topographical drawing traditions.

Medium
Brown washes over pencil

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Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 145

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John Sell Cotman, Corpach Basin on the Caledonian Canal with Ben Nevis, Scotland

John Sell Cotman's landscape employs brown washes over pencil to capture the Scottish vista of Corpach Basin with Ben Nevis prominently featured. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of watercolor and topographical drawing traditions.

Medium
Brown washes over pencil
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Brown, Watercolor, Scotland, Serene, 19th Century, Landscape, Nature, Topographical, British, Romantic

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