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Study of clouds above a wide landscape

Watercolour
15/09/1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
great britain (made)

Study of sky and clouds with a very minimal amount of landscape at the bottom.

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Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleStudy of clouds above a wide landscape (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour on laid paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Pencil
Laid Paper
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, Study of clouds above a wide landscape, by John Constable, 1830
Physical description
Study of sky and clouds with a very minimal amount of landscape at the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 189mm
  • Width: 227mm
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'about 11--Noon--Sepr 15 1830. Wind--W.' (Insribed on the back in pencil by the artist. The last figure of the date might be read as '1', but is probably a blind '0' written with a blunt pencil.)
  • B & M (Watermark under a cartouche)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1830 Constable was a member of the Hanging Committee of the Royal Academy (see the note to No. 321 [FA 38] above). He exhibited views of Helmingham Park and Hampstead Heath and another landscape at the Royal Academy. The first number of English Landscape Scenery was published in June or July.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p.198]
Subjects depicted
Clouds
Landscape
Bibliographic references
  • The Abstraction of Landscape: From Northern Romanticism to Abstract Impressionism, Madrid: Fundación Juan March, 2007 44
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, p. 198
Other number
328, pl.248 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
240-1888

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Record createdJune 13, 2006
Record URL
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