Frederick George Cotman
British · 30 artworks
Romanticismatmospheric perspectivedetailed portraitureuse of light and shadowrealistic depiction of rural scenesmuted color palettes
artist bio
Frederick George Cotman was a British painter known for his portraits and landscapes, capturing the essence of English rural life. He skillfully employed light and shadow to create atmospheric scenes, reflecting the Romantic sensibility of his time.
what you'll learn
Studying Cotman's work allows students to understand the principles of Romantic landscape painting, including the use of light, color, and composition to evoke emotion. Students can also learn about portraiture and the depiction of everyday life in 19th-century England.
related: John Constable, Samuel Palmer
30 artworks
George Cotman
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Sunday Morning
1879
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Her Ladyship's First Lesson
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The Widow
1880
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Edward Greene
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A Firework Display at the Crystal Palace
1908
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Valley of the Gipping, Suffolk
1913
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Stour River
1913
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Shotley Point, Stour River
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George Chatten
1899
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Nathaniel Catchpole
1902
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Robert Thorpe
1899
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Frank Woolnough, Ipswich Museum Curator
1910
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Alderman Walton Turner
1903
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The First Otter
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Thomas Green
1899
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Benfleet, Mouth of the Deben
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Sir Edward Packard
1889
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From Shade to Sunshine
1880
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A Flood Tide at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk
1885
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Moonlight River Scene
1899
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The Dame School
1887
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Farmyard and Dovecote, Nettlestead
1912
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At Fordwich, Kent
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Landscape, Sunset
1912
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One of the Family
1880
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Whitby Abbey
1872
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Harwich Harbour, Essex
1913
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Spellbound
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Alderman William Groom
1903
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