1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Market Place and Church Spire, Normandy is a 1850 watercolor by John Sell Cotman, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a tall church spire rising over a small town square. People in simple clothes walk, chat, and gather near wooden buildings with thatched roofs. The spire has pointed arches and a steep, narrow shape, standing out against a soft, hazy sky. The artist used light watercolor washes to keep the scene calm and dreamy. The buildings and people look simple but carefully placed, with shadows under the arches. Look up Cotman, John Sell to see how he painted other quiet, everyday scenes.
A watercolour depicts the market place and church spire in Normandy, signed by John Sell Cotman.
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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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