1800
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Study of Trees is a 1800 watercolor by John Sell Cotman, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three tall trees with thick trunks and leafy branches. Behind them, a faint blue shape suggests water and distant land. The colors are soft—greens for the leaves, browns for the bark, and pale yellows for the ground. The artist used loose, watery strokes to keep the scene light and airy. The trees lean slightly, as if caught in a breeze. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used nature to express emotion.
The watercolor *A Study of Trees* by John Sell Cotman features three tall trees positioned beside a winding river.
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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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