Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey by Samuel Colman
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The ethereal ruins of Tintern Abbey inspired the artist Samuel Coleman to paint this classical work
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- The ethereal ruins of Tintern Abbey inspired the artist Samuel Coleman to paint this classical work
- Coleman's rendition of the North transept is taken from a spot also adopted by Turner in 1794
- Tintern Abbey inspired poems by Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Ginsberg
- Coleman was influenced by the Bristol School
- Signed "S. Colman" (lower center)
- 19th Century
- 34 1/2" high x 46" wide
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- Width:
46" Inches - Height:
34 1/2" Inches - Period:
19th Century - Origin:
England/Ireland - Subject:
Landscapes
Samuel Colman
1780-1845 · British
Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey
Signed 'S. Colman' (lower center)
Oil on canvas
The ethereal ruins of Tintern Abbey inspired the British artist Samuel Colman to paint this classical masterpiece. Struck by its picturesque and romantic quality, Tintern Abbey in Southeast Wales drew numerous artists to sketch and paint under its mossy ruins. Colman's rendition of the crossing the North transept is taken from a spot also adopted by Turner in 1794 and depicted in a series watercolors now housed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Samuel Colman lived in Bristol between 1816 and 1838, working as a portrait painter and drawing-master. His work developed under the influence of Edward Bird and younger members of the Bristol School, particularly Francis Danby. He exhibited with other artists in Bristol in the years 1824-34. Like his artistic counterparts Colman used traditional emblems and other symbols, providing hidden references to local and national matters.
19th Century
Canvas: 34 1/2" high x 46" wide
Provenance:
James Pelgrin
Christie's London, 30 January 1874, lot 26
1780-1845 · British
Sketching the Ruins of Tintern Abbey
Signed 'S. Colman' (lower center)
Oil on canvas
The ethereal ruins of Tintern Abbey inspired the British artist Samuel Colman to paint this classical masterpiece. Struck by its picturesque and romantic quality, Tintern Abbey in Southeast Wales drew numerous artists to sketch and paint under its mossy ruins. Colman's rendition of the crossing the North transept is taken from a spot also adopted by Turner in 1794 and depicted in a series watercolors now housed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Samuel Colman lived in Bristol between 1816 and 1838, working as a portrait painter and drawing-master. His work developed under the influence of Edward Bird and younger members of the Bristol School, particularly Francis Danby. He exhibited with other artists in Bristol in the years 1824-34. Like his artistic counterparts Colman used traditional emblems and other symbols, providing hidden references to local and national matters.
19th Century
Canvas: 34 1/2" high x 46" wide
Provenance:
James Pelgrin
Christie's London, 30 January 1874, lot 26
