Traveler in a Woodland Landscape
1806 · graphite and gray wash · Sheet: 30.3 x 21 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Cotman, Traveler in a Woodland Landscape, 1806. graphite and gray wash.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Delia E. Holden Fund
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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