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John Constable
1776-1837
British
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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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Schleuse und Muhle in Dedham
1820
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 53,7 x 76,2 cm
Painting ID:: 98479
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Schleuse_und_Muhle_in_Dedham
1820
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 53,7 x 76,2 cm
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The Chain Pier, Brighton
1824-1827
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 127 x 183 cm
Painting ID:: 98480
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The_Chain_Pier,_Brighton
1824-1827
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 127 x 183 cm
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Cloud Study, Hampstead; Tree at Right, Royal Academy of Arts, London
1821
Source repro from art book
Painting ID:: 98481
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Cloud_Study,_Hampstead;_Tree_at_Right,_Royal_Academy_of_Arts,_London
1821
Source repro from art book
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Flatford Mill or Scene on a Navigable River
Dimensions
1331 mm x 162 mm x 1583 mm
(52.4 in x 6.4 in x 62.3 in)
Painting ID:: 98483
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Flatford_Mill_or_Scene_on_a_Navigable_River
Dimensions
1331 mm x 162 mm x 1583 mm
(52.4 in x 6.4 in x 62.3 in)
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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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