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Description: | The French castle of Mont St Michel is shown at low tide. Thin washes allow the white paper to shine through the colours, giving a sensation of light. The broad planes of rich colour and the blue shadows are typical of John Cotman's style. In the foreground, the group around the two soldiers creates a lively contrast to the stillness of the castle behind. Cotman was a very important figure in the development of British watercolour painting. He lived in Norwich, where he worked as a drawing teacher. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East art movement artists watercolours art buildings | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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