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John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 the River Yare and Norwich
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John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 the River Yare and Norwich

19th century
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John Joseph Cotman was a key member of the Norwich School of artists. The second son of John Sell Cotman John Joseph displayed a wonderful eye for colour and was a superb draughtsman. His pictures are stylish and bear the test of time very well.

John Joseph suffered from deep boughts of depression and difficult manic episodes which stretched is family and friends to the limit. He drank heavily and sadly developed tongue cancer and had the tongue removed, which must have bee horrendous.

This picture is from the hills above Whittlingham Lane just outside Norwich. It looks back along the river Yare to where Whittlingham Broad is situated. The picture shows brilliantly the Norwich skyline, including; the Cathedral, the Castle and Colmans Factory, Whittlingham Hall.

The river snakes its way through the picture with wherries dotted along its length. The cottages I believe are both still in place.

The picture has been professionally cleaned and is in excellent condition. It is signed and dated Oct 1867

Image size 34.75 x 22.75 inches a large watercolour

Physical Dimensions
Height
117cm (46.06")
Width
88cm (34.65")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Norwich School Watercolour Landscape to the Victorian era.

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SA296454
Description
John Joseph Cotman was a key member of the Norwich School of artists.
The second son of John Sell Cotman John Joseph displayed a wonderful eye for colour and was a superb draughtsman.
Timberhill Gallery

His pictures are stylish and bear the test of time very well.

fig 1. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.
fig 1. John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 the River Yare and Norwich

John Joseph suffered from deep boughts of depression and difficult manic episodes which stretched is family and friends to the limit. He drank heavily and sadly developed tongue cancer and had the tongue removed, which must have bee horrendous.

fig 2. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.
fig 2. John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 the River Yare and Norwich

This picture is from the hills above Whittlingham Lane just outside Norwich. It looks back along the river Yare to where Whittlingham Broad is situated. The picture shows brilliantly the Norwich skyline, including; the Cathedral, the Castle and Colmans Factory, Whittlingham Hall.

The river snakes its way through the picture with wherries dotted along its length. The cottages I believe are both still in place.

The picture has been professionally cleaned and is in excellent condition. It is signed and dated Oct 1867

Image size 34.75 x 22.75 inches a large watercolour

Height
117cm (46.06")
Width
88cm (34.65")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Norwich School Watercolour Landscape to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA296454
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A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.
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Archive I A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.

John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 The River Yare and Norwich

Archive II A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley. View II
Archive III A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley. View III
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A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.
John Joseph Cotman 1814-1878 The River Yare and Norwich
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A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a pastoral scene with mature trees, cottages, and the distant spire of Norwich visible across the River Yare valley.
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The Norwich School was a British regional art movement active in the 19th century, notable for depicting rural Norfolk landscapes and atmospheric atmospheric light using watercolour and oil mediums.

Artists typically used natural gum arabic as a binder mixed with organic and mineral pigments, applied onto cotton rag paper using sable or squirrel hair brushes.

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These works can be framed in simple dark wood or gilded moulding and hung alongside clean-lined contemporary furniture to create balanced visual contrast.

Watercolours require framing with UV-filtering glass and archival acid-free mounts, alongside placement away from direct sunlight and areas of fluctuating humidity to prevent fading.
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