| Admin/Biog History | Oppé had a long-standing interest in Cotman. The second purchase made for his collection in 1904 was Cotman's 'Llangollen' and he continued to collect works by the artists until the end of his life. He also authored the following:
Oppé, A.P. (1923) The water-colour drawings of John Sell Cotman. London: The Studio. [Oppé's annotated copy is available in the Paul Mellon Centre Library, see URL below]
Oppé, A.P. (1942) Cotman and His Public. The Burlington Magazine, 81(472), pp. 163-171.
Oppé, A.P. (1945) The Colman Exhibition of Cotman at Norwich. The Burlington Magazine, 87(509), pp. 196-200. |
| Description | This series includes:
-research correspondence
-research correspondence with Sydney D. Kitson
-research on the collection of Russell Colman
-research material on collections and auctions
-various annotated exhibition catalogues, journals and a sales catalogue
-notebook of annotated transcriptions of Cotman's letters
-general research notes
There is also small amount of material which makes reference to Cotman's sons, Miles Edmund (1810-1858) and John Joseph (1814-1878), who were both artists.
It should be noted that material can be assumed to be about J.S. Cotman, unless otherwise stated, although it is not always clear from the material which artist is being referred to. |