1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Rocky Landscape at Sunset is a 1850 watercolor by John Sell Cotman, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a rocky hillside at dusk. The sky is soft and pale, with a few trees clinging to the slopes. Shadows stretch long across the uneven ground, and the whole scene feels quiet and still. The artist used light touches to suggest texture in the rocks and grass, making the landscape look almost three-dimensional. This was made early in the 1800s by someone who loved capturing nature’s quiet moments. Look up Cotman, John Sell next to see more of his work.
John Sell Cotman (16 May 1782 – 24 July 1842) was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator, and a leading member of the Norwich School of painters.
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