Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire
1838 · Soft ground etching
Cotman, Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, 1838. Soft ground etching.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
How to look at a Cotman
- Squint at a Cotman until it becomes a jigsaw of three values. Notice the pieces are large and few.
- Follow the main arch at Rievaulx and find the two springing points. The curve is constructed, not guessed.
- In the Normandy castle in graphite, count the stones actually drawn. Then notice where they are: edges, openings, near the ground.
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