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Arundel Mill and Castle by John Constable
Boat-building near Flatford Mill by John Constable
Landscape with Two Horses and a Brook by John Constable
A Cart on a Lane at Flatford by John Constable
A Cottage among Trees with a Sandbank by John Constable
A Country Road and a Sandbank by John Constable
A Country Road with Trees and Figures (recto) by John Constable
A Hayfield near East Bergholt at Sunset by John Constable
A Landscape near East Bergholt, Evening by John Constable
A River Scene with a Farmhouse near the Water's Edge by John Constable
A Sandbank at Hampstead Heath by John Constable
A View at Hampstead with Trees and Figures by John Constable

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68 museums worldwide

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About John Constable

British · 1776–1837

Painted the same few miles of Suffolk his entire career, waited until fifty-two for Academy membership, and influenced French painting without leaving England.

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Museums68
Countries8
Largest reported holdingVictoria and Albert Museum, London · 108 recorded works
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Where to see John Constable

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John Constable prints

Hand-finished archival prints from John Constable's body of work.

Weymouth Bay with Jordan Hill - John Constable - Poster Weymouth Bay with Jordan Hill - John Constable From £28.00 The Low Lighthouse and Beacon Hill - John Constable - Poster The Low Lighthouse and Beacon Hill - John Constable From £28.00 Folkestone Harbour - John Constable - Poster Folkestone Harbour - John Constable From £37.00 Landscape: Evening - John Constable - Poster Landscape: Evening - John Constable From £28.00 Autumn Berries and Flowers in a Brown Pot - John Constable - Poster Autumn Berries and Flowers in a Brown Pot - John Constable From £28.00 A Mill at Gillingham in Dorset - John Constable - Poster A Mill at Gillingham in Dorset - John Constable From £37.00 Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Constable - Poster Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Constable From £28.00 A Boat at the Sluice - John Constable - Poster A Boat at the Sluice - John Constable From £28.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why is John Constable famous?
    John Constable is famous for achieving natural and lifelike effects in his paintings through close study of his surroundings. He applied a wide range of greens, as seen in nature.
  • Is John Constable a romantic painter?
    The passages suggest that John Constable's paintings have a nostalgic air and reflect memories of a disappearing rural pastoralism.
  • What happened to John Constable?
    John Constable died in 1837, at sixty, while still painting Dedham Vale.
  • John Constable art movement?
    The passages do not explicitly mention John Constable's art movement, but his work was unusual for its time. Views of ordinary people and places were not esteemed topics in the early 1800s.
  • Was John Constable an impressionist?
    The biography mentions that John Constable influenced the Impressionists, but it does not state that he was an Impressionist himself. He did influence the loosening of brushwork in paintings.
  • Why did John Constable paint the hay wain?
    John Constable painted The Hay Wain to reflect his memories of a disappearing rural pastoralism. Many of the scenes he painted, including The Hay Wain, depict his father's rural land.
  • How did John Constable paint?
    John Constable achieved natural and lifelike effects by applying a wide range of greens, as seen in nature. He based his art on a close study of his surroundings.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of John Constable's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Courtauld Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Currier Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Lázaro Galdiano Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Scottish National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Barber Institute of Fine Arts Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.

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