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Lot 1323
John Joseph Cotman (1814-1878)
Watching the calm waters
Closed3 October 2007
Price Realised
GBP 625
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Specialist note
Inscribed on the reverse 'To James Reeve - my only true friend. John 76.'
James Reeve, FGS, was a patron of the arts, collector, archivist and painter whose links with the Norfolk and Norwich Museum spanned over seventy years. As curator from 1851-1910, he knew many of the Norwich School artists personally and was instrumental in building the museum's Norwich School collection. He sold the majority of his collection to the British Museum in 1902.
James Reeve, FGS, was a patron of the arts, collector, archivist and painter whose links with the Norfolk and Norwich Museum spanned over seventy years. As curator from 1851-1910, he knew many of the Norwich School artists personally and was instrumental in building the museum's Norwich School collection. He sold the majority of his collection to the British Museum in 1902.