John Constable

1776-1837 British John Constable Locations 1837). English painter and draughtsman. His range and aspirations were less extensive than those of his contemporary J. M. W. Turner, but these two artists have traditionally been linked as the giants of early 19th-century British landscape painting and isolated from the many other artists practising landscape at a time when it was unprecedentedly popular. Constable has often been defined as the great naturalist and deliberately presented himself thus in his correspondence, although his stylistic variety indicates an instability in his perception of what constituted nature. He has also been characterized as having painted only the places he knew intimately, which other artists tended to pass by. While the exclusivity of Constable approach is indisputable, his concern with local scenery was not unique, being shared by the contemporary Norwich artists. By beginning to sketch in oil from nature seriously in 1808, he also conformed with the practice of artists such as Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777-1843), William Alfred Delamotte, Turner and, particularly, the pupils of John Linnell. Turner shared his commitment to establishing landscape as the equal of history painting, despite widespread disbelief in this notion. Nevertheless, although Constable was less singular than he might have liked people to believe, his single-mindedness in portraying so limited a range of sites was unique, and the brilliance of his oil sketching unprecedented, while none of his contemporaries was producing pictures resembling The Haywain (1821; London, N.G.) or the Leaping Horse (1825; London, RA). This very singularity was characteristic of British artists at a time when members of most occupations were stressing their individuality in the context of a rapidly developing capitalist economy


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John Constable Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground oil


Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground
Painting ID::  33005
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground
mk82 1823
mk82 1823
   
   
     

John Constable Boat-building near Flatford Mill oil


Boat-building near Flatford Mill
Painting ID::  33006
Boat-building near Flatford Mill
mk82 1814-15 Oil on canvas 50.8x61.6cm
mk82 1814-15 Oil_on_canvas 50.8x61.6cm
   
   
     

John Constable Full sale study for The hay wain oil


Full sale study for The hay wain
Painting ID::  33007
Full sale study for The hay wain
mk82 c.1821 oil on canvas137x188
mk82 c.1821 oil_on_canvas137x188
   
   
     

John Constable Brighton Beach,with colliers oil


Brighton Beach,with colliers
Painting ID::  33008
Brighton Beach,with colliers
mk82 1842 oil on paper 14.9x24.8cm
mk82 1842 oil_on_paper 14.9x24.8cm
   
   
     

John Constable Study of the trunk of an elm tree oil


Study of the trunk of an elm tree
Painting ID::  33009
Study of the trunk of an elm tree
mk82 c.1821 oil on paper 30.6x24.8cm
mk82 c.1821 oil_on_paper 30.6x24.8cm
   
   
     

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     1776-1837 British John Constable Locations 1837). English painter and draughtsman. His range and aspirations were less extensive than those of his contemporary J. M. W. Turner, but these two artists have traditionally been linked as the giants of early 19th-century British landscape painting and isolated from the many other artists practising landscape at a time when it was unprecedentedly popular. Constable has often been defined as the great naturalist and deliberately presented himself thus in his correspondence, although his stylistic variety indicates an instability in his perception of what constituted nature. He has also been characterized as having painted only the places he knew intimately, which other artists tended to pass by. While the exclusivity of Constable approach is indisputable, his concern with local scenery was not unique, being shared by the contemporary Norwich artists. By beginning to sketch in oil from nature seriously in 1808, he also conformed with the practice of artists such as Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777-1843), William Alfred Delamotte, Turner and, particularly, the pupils of John Linnell. Turner shared his commitment to establishing landscape as the equal of history painting, despite widespread disbelief in this notion. Nevertheless, although Constable was less singular than he might have liked people to believe, his single-mindedness in portraying so limited a range of sites was unique, and the brilliance of his oil sketching unprecedented, while none of his contemporaries was producing pictures resembling The Haywain (1821; London, N.G.) or the Leaping Horse (1825; London, RA). This very singularity was characteristic of British artists at a time when members of most occupations were stressing their individuality in the context of a rapidly developing capitalist economy

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