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John Constable AUCTION RECORDS
1776 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England - 1837 London, England. Known for: Regional rural landscape and rural scene painting, figure drawing.
John Constable was the first English painter to paint directly from nature in the open air, and the first to paint foliage really green. He was a painter whose brush seems to have responded with a... Read full biography
John Constable was the first English painter to paint directly from nature in the open air, and the first to paint foliage really green. He was a painter whose brush seems to have responded with a perception of its own in accord with the artist's mood. There is an evident difference between the... Read full biography
John Constable was the first English painter to paint directly from nature in the open air, and the first to paint foliage really green. He was a painter whose brush seems to have responded with a perception of its own in accord with the artist's mood. There is an evident difference between the early years of search and fulfillment, when he painted in a happy mood, and the later years of his life when the same motifs were reinterpreted in slashing brushwork in his years of despondency following... Read full biography
John Constable was the first English painter to paint directly from nature in the open air, and the first to paint foliage really green. He was a painter whose brush seems to have responded with a perception of its own in accord with the artist's mood. There is an evident difference between the early years of search and fulfillment, when he painted in a happy mood, and the later years of his life when the same motifs were reinterpreted in slashing brushwork in his years of despondency following the death of his wife, Maria. He suffered from much insecurity during the years of struggle for recognition. He became both rich and famous, without serious money problems, but he became more withdrawn, pessimistic and racked with doubts as to his... Read full biography
John Constable was the first English painter to paint directly from nature in the open air, and the first to paint foliage really green. He was a painter whose brush seems to have responded with a perception of its own in accord with the artist's mood. There is an evident difference between the early years of search and fulfillment, when he painted in a happy mood, and the later years of his life when the same motifs were reinterpreted in slashing brushwork in his years of despondency following the death of his wife, Maria. He suffered from much insecurity during the years of struggle for recognition. He became both rich and famous, without serious money problems, but he became more withdrawn, pessimistic and racked with doubts as to his achievements, while producing some of his finest work. Constable was born in 1776 in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt, where his fa... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeView on the Stour near Dedham, full-scale sketch (Estimate Upon Request)
John Constable Auction: 06/30/2016Lot: 12Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE OPENING OF WATERLOO BRIDGE, SEEN FROM WHITEHALL STAIRS, LONDON, 18 JUNE 1817
John Constable Auction: 12/06/2017Lot: 51Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeDEDHAM VALE WITH THE RIVER STOUR IN FLOOD FROM THE GROUNDS OF OLD HALL, EAST BERGHOLT
John Constable Auction: 12/06/2017Lot: 40Subscribe or get free alerts
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