Constable: The Great Landscapes
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1854375830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Anne Lyles is a Tate curator and a world-renowned authority on the art of John Constable.Sarah Cove is a freelance painting conservator and Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.John Gage is a Fellow of the British Academy
"'I do not consider myself at work without I am before a six-foot canvas.' John Constable, 1821"
This book concentrates on these remarkable works. In 1819 English artist John Constable (1776–1837) produced The White Horse, the first in a series of six large-scale canvases featuring the River Stour. By showing each work beside its fullscale compositional sketch, it allows a new understanding and appreciation of Constable’s artistic process. These time-consuming sketches were an innovative tool used by Constable primarily to aid his move from working outdoors to the studio, and became his practice until the end of his career.. This beautifully illustrated book, featuring newl
"The standard for an age" according to james horace jordan. These were the paintings that set the standard for landscape for an age.Until the "impressionists" everyone wanted to paint like this. A valuable reference.