1812
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground is a 1812 graphite by John Sell Cotman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a small, open building with a pitched roof in the middle. In front of it, a simple cart pulled by two horses sits on a bumpy road. The background has a few more rough structures and a hilly, uneven landscape. The lines are light and sketchy, almost like a quick note. The artist used only graphite on paper, which keeps things simple and a little rough. This style fits the Romantic movement, which often focused on nature and everyday scenes. Look up Romanticism to see more art like this.
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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