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Study of sky and trees

Oil Sketch
ca. 1821 (made)
Artist/Maker
Constable, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Study of a blue sky with clouds and trees.


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Oil sketch
TitleStudy of sky and trees (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on paper
Oil Paint
Paper
Oil Painting
Brief description
Oil sketch, 'Study of sky and trees' by Constable.
Physical description
Study of a blue sky with clouds and trees.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 24.1cm
  • Estimate width: 29.8cm
  • Frame height: 45cm (Note: Taken from frame)
  • Frame width: 49.9cm (Note: Taken from frame)
  • Frame height: 449mm (Note: Measured in Paintings Studio by NC.)
  • Frame width: 500mm (Note: Measured in Paintings Studio by NC.)
  • Frame depth: 39mm (Note: Measured in Paintings Studio by NC.)
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
September 3d. Noon. very sultry. with large drops of Rain falling on my palate light air from S.W. (Inscribed on the back in ink by the artist)
Credit line
Given by Isabel Constable
Object history
Given by Isabel Constable, 1888
Historical context
The chief of Constable's four exhibits in 1821 was 'Landscape: Noon' ('The Hay Wain') (National Gallery No. 1207; for the full-scale sketch see No. 209 [987-1900] in this Catalogue). His third child, Charles Golding Constable, was born on 29 March. He accompanied Archdeacon John Fisher on his visitation of Berkshire in June, took No. 2 Lower Terrace, Hampstead, for his family during the summer and autumn and paid a visit to Fisher at Salisbury in November.

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 135]
Production
Made 3 September, possibly 1821
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 135, 141, 146, 147
  • Feaver, William, Lucian Freud on John Constable, London, British Council, 2003
Other number
221, plate 166 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
151-1888

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Record createdJuly 14, 2006
Record URL
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