Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
1810 · etching
Cotman, Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1810. etching.
Cotman, Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1810, etching.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance 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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4 studies of this work
Master studyForrest · The Border abbeys and Abbotsford
Interior of Melrose Abbey
A nave in one point: the plate we have not found a scan of
3.5h- Master study
Cotman
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Pointed arches, a view through, growth on top
3.5h - Foundation
Cotman · Unit 5
The ruin
A master copy of A Castle in Normandy, then the structure of Rievaulx
1.5h - Capstone
Cotman · Unit 7
Master copy I: Line
Cotman's Rievaulx Abbey, in full
2h
