Physical description: xxiii, 276 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 facsimile, portraits, 1 genealogical table ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Constable, John (1776-1837) ; Criticism and interpretation. Landscape painting ; England. English painters ; Biographies.

Discovery of Constable

Fleming-Williams. Ian

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

Constable and His Drawings

This collection of 42 drawings, never previously published together, gives new insight into Constable's technical and emotional approach into his work.With the help of copious comparative illustrations and exhaustively detailed research drawn from numerous contemporary sources, the author builds up a portrait of the artist, his background and family life.The luscious quality of Constable's painting typifies an idealized image of the English countryside in the 18th centruy. Such familiar paintings as Greenham Lock and Flatford Mill were not captured in spontaneous bursts, but were committed to canvas only after numerous working-drawings and oil sketches had been completed.This is the first full-length study of the subject, presenting much hitherto unpublished material and offering a balanced and pertinent assessment of Constable and his work.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Philip Wilson Publishers

Studies the English artist's drawings and the role they played in his artistic development throughout his career

Constable, John

Individual Artists

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

The Barkers of Bath

Bath : Gloucester : Museums Service, Bath City Council ; produced by Alan Sutton

Constable: Landscape watercolours and drawings

Constable: Landscape watercolours and drawings

[distributed by Idea Books

This definitive study of the legendary British landscape painter John Constable (1776-1837) reveals the full breadth and originality of his vision of nature. In his heroic pursuit of 'natural painting', Constable took plein-airism to its limits in the early years of the nineteenth century before deciding that an overall naturalism could only be achieved in the studio. A sequence of masterpieces followed. In such works as The Hay Wain and The Leaping Horse, Constable recreated his native Suffolk landscape in novel and potent images that continue to influence the way the English countryside is seen. It was in his oil sketches, however, that he struck his most revolutionary note, finding a free and expressive way of painting that was to influence generations of later artists. This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated survey, which accompanied the ground-breaking 1991 exhibition at London's Tate Gallery, combines a thematic with a chronological approach to show the variety of the artist's responses to particular subjects and places as well as his changing attitudes toward nature and the business of picture-making. Many recently discovered paintings and drawings are included, while fresh insights are offered into more familiar works. Full use is made not only of the latest art-historical studies but also of recent technical research, including the first detailed examination of Constable's materials and methods. With over 500 illustrations - 280 in color - and an in-depth commentary on 345 paintings, drawings, and prints, this is the most exhaustive and up-to-date account of Constable.

Constable

Parris, Leslie

Cross River Pr

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Discovery of Constable

Constable and His Drawings

Constable and His Drawings

The Barkers of Bath

Constable: Landscape watercolours and drawings

Constable