Waterfall drawing discovered by art critic Brian Sewell saved for the nation by British Museum

The British Museum has saved for the nation an 18th century drawing by Austrian Romantic artist Joseph Anton Koch (1768-1839) after it was sold at auction from the estate of art critic Brian Sewell.

The existence of the Schmadribach Waterfall drawing was only made public following Sewell’s death at…

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