Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen
1822 · etching
Cotman, Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen, 1822. etching.
Cotman, Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen, 1822, etching.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of William C. Keough
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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5 studies of this work
Master studyCotman
Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne
A cube, a pyramid, round arches, forty stones
2.5h- Foundation
Meryon · Unit 1
Value from spacing
The etcher's four swatches, and a cube in counted layers
0.5h - Foundation
Cotman · Unit 2
Light on form
A sphere and a cube under one lamp
1h - Foundation
Cotman · Unit 5
The round arch and the tower
A master copy of Cotman's Haute Allemagne tower
1h
