Karol Mack: The History, The Sublime, The Paintings
2010Berney, Charlotte; Brian C. Mack, Pat McKee, James H. Pickering
143 pages (color)
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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 He became both rich and famous, without serious money problems, but he became more withdrawn, pessimistic and racked with doubts as to his...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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The MFA Handbook: A Guide to the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2009Rogers, Malcolm (Introduction) and Gilian Shallcross,(Entores400 pages (color)Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996Barbara and Peter Toohil363 pages (color)