Landscape Study
Watercolour
ca. 1836 (painted)
ca. 1836 (painted)
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No one has yet been able to identify the location of this scene convincingly. Constable certainly painted it late in his career, probably in 1836, the year before he died. His use of bold colours and free style of painting are remarkable, even for Constable.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Landscape Study (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, 'Landscape study' by Constable. |
| Physical description | Landscape study with trees, fields. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'R TASSELL 1833' Note watermark |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
| Historical context | 'In 1836 Constable's two exhibits at the Royal Academy were the 'Cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds' (now in the Tate Gallery, No. 1272) and the watercolour 'Stonehenge' (No. 395 [1629-1888]). He gave four lectures on 'The History of Landscape Painting' at the Royal Institution in May and June of this year and his last lecture, at Hampstead, on 25 July. Constable died on 31 March 1837. His almost completed painting 'Arundel Mill and Castle' (now in the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; see No. 379 [260-1888]) was exhibited posthumously at the Royal Academy.' [G Reynolds, 1973, p. 233] |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | No one has yet been able to identify the location of this scene convincingly. Constable certainly painted it late in his career, probably in 1836, the year before he died. His use of bold colours and free style of painting are remarkable, even for Constable. |
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| Other number | 415, plate 310 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 203-1888 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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