The Earlier Paintings and Drawings of John Constable Graham Reynolds

Series:
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Format:
Hardback
Publication date:
05 Aug 1996
ISBN:
9780300063370
Dimensions:
912 pages: 300 x 220 x 91mm
Illustrations:
1250 b&w illustrations, 120 colour plates

John Constable is known for his poetic approach to nature and his use of broken colour. In this work, all the paintings and drawings Constable produced between 1790 and 1816 are discussed, those both before and after his breakthrough into the original style that is the basis of his fame.