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Study of sky effect

Watercolour
26/09/1833 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
great britain (made)

Swirling sky over foliage.


Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleStudy of sky effect (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Pencil
Watercolour
Brief description
John Constable, Study of sky effect, 1833, Reynolds cat. no. 356
Physical description
Swirling sky over foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 189mm
  • Width: 229mm
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • '26 Sepr 1833 12 to 1--noon looking North East' (Inscribed on the back in pencil by the artist.)
  • 'J. Constable' (Inscribed in pencil.)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1833 Constable exhibited four oil paintings and three drawings at the Royal Academy: the former included 'Englefield House, Berkshire ... morning' (see Nos. 340-344 [345-1888, 255-1888, 1258-1888, 1258a-1888, 1258b-1888]) and 'Cottage in a Cornfield' (No. 352 [1631-1888]). He gave his first lecture in Hampstead this year. '

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 210]
Subjects depicted
Sky
Landscape
Bibliographic references
  • The Abstraction of Landscape: From Northern Romanticism to Abstract Impressionism, Madrid: Fundación Juan March, 2007 46
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 210, 214
  • Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.50, pl.39
Other number
356, pl. 256 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
202-1888

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Record createdJune 13, 2006
Record URL
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