John Sell Cotman, Gorge with Tree Stumps

John Sell Cotman

British · 1782–1842 · Painter, Printmaker

John Sell Cotman was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator, and a leading member of the Norwich School of painters. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. John Sell Cotman, Untitled, 'Loan Exhibition of Oil Paintings by J Crome and JS Cotman'UntitledSworders · £14,200≈ $19,105≈ €15,777Sign up to see
  2. John Sell Cotman, View of Domfront, Looking to the South East, pencilView of Domfront, Looking to the South EastChorley's · £4,000≈ $5,353≈ €4,707Sign up to see
  3. John Sell Cotman, TREES IN ROKEBY PARK, YORKSHIRE, pencil with wash and gum arabic on coloured paperTREES IN ROKEBY PARK, YORKSHIRELyon & Turnbull · £2,898≈ $3,756≈ €3,447Sign up to see

John Sell Cotman’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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John Sell Cotman, Untitled, '84th Annual Exhibition of Watercolour Drawings'
Untitled
Sworders · Nov 11, 2025
£380Sign up free to see
Parson's Bridge, Cardiganshire
Anderson & Garland · Oct 2, 2025
£55Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Cottage at Covehithe (c.1804-5), pencil and watercolour on laid paper
Cottage at Covehithe (c.1804-5)
Chorley's · Apr 29, 2025
£2,000Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, View of Domfront, Looking to the South East, pencil
View of Domfront, Looking to the South East
Chorley's · Apr 29, 2025
£4,000Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, TREES IN ROKEBY PARK, YORKSHIRE, pencil with wash and gum arabic on coloured paper
TREES IN ROKEBY PARK, YORKSHIRE
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 19, 2025
£2,898Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Norman Church, watercolour
Norman Church
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024
£220Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Breasting The Waves
Breasting The Waves
Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 18, 2023
£361Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Untitled, a Norwich church with a spire pencil 17 x 12cm (2) Provenance: Dawson Turner
Untitled
Sworders · Dec 9, 2020
£500Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Untitled, 'Loan Exhibition of Oil Paintings by J Crome and JS Cotman'
Untitled
Sworders · Dec 9, 2020
£14,200Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Hauling Timber, 1832, watercolour with pencil
Hauling Timber, 1832
Toovey's · Sep 12, 2012
£320Sign up free to see
John Sell Cotman, Durham Cathedral, watercolour
Durham Cathedral
Chorley's · Apr 29, 2025
John Sell Cotman, Parsons Bridge, Cardiganshire, etching
Parsons Bridge, Cardiganshire
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024
John Sell Cotman, (Landscape), pencil on paper on card
(Landscape)
Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Sell Cotman, Gorge with Tree Stumps
Gorge with Tree Stumpsgraphite with brown and gray wash and white heightening on gray wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle
Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castlegraphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Ruined Tomb Inscribed "A.M.G."
Ruined Tomb Inscribed "A.M.G."graphite on tan paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground
Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foregroundgraphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair
Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chairgraphite heightened with white on gray paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, A Dry Dock
A Dry Dockfirst half 19th century · graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Binnenhaven en kade te Fécamp
Binnenhaven en kade te Fécamp1818
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
John Sell Cotman, Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton
Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton1830
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Sell Cotman, Crambe Beck Bridge, near Kirkham, Yorkshire
Crambe Beck Bridge, near Kirkham, Yorkshire1804
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum
John Sell Cotman, Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire1803
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum
John Sell Cotman, Conway Castle N. Wales
Conway Castle N. Wales1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sell Cotman, Monnow Bridge, Monmouth
Monnow Bridge, Monmouth1820
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sell Cotman, Cader Iris, N. Wales
Cader Iris, N. Wales1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sell Cotman, Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire
Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sell Cotman, Harlech Castle, N. Wales
Harlech Castle, N. Wales1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sell Cotman, Cley Church, Norfolk
Cley Church, Norfolk1818 · Graphite and gray wash on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
John Sell Cotman, Actors
Actorsn.d. · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Sell Cotman, Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)
Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)c. 1818 · Graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Sell Cotman, Moonlight over Landscape
Moonlight over Landscapen.d. · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Sell Cotman, Sailboat
Sailboatn.d. · Graphite on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Sell Cotman, Sketch of Actor Standing
Sketch of Actor Standingn.d. · Graphite on tan wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Sell Cotman, Traveler in a Woodland Landscape
Traveler in a Woodland Landscape1806 · graphite and gray wash
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Liber Studiorum:  Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire
Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire1838 · Soft ground etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)
John Sell Cotman, Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire1810 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

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