A Sluice, perhaps on the Stour
Oil Painting
ca. 1830-1836 (painted)
ca. 1830-1836 (painted)
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This study of a sluice gate on a millstream may depict Dedham lock on the River Stour. Its sombre colours and agitated brushwork resemble the landscapes of the 17th-century Dutch painter Jacob Ruysdael, which Constable greatly admired.
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Title | A Sluice, perhaps on the Stour (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | oil on paper laid on canvas |
Brief description | Oil painting, 'A Sluice, perhaps on the Stour', John Constable, ca. 1830-ca. 1836 |
Physical description | Oil sketch of a sluice and trees. |
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Credit line | Given by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist |
Object history | Given by Isabel Constable, 1888 |
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] |
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Summary | This study of a sluice gate on a millstream may depict Dedham lock on the River Stour. Its sombre colours and agitated brushwork resemble the landscapes of the 17th-century Dutch painter Jacob Ruysdael, which Constable greatly admired. |
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Other number | 404, plate 301 - Reynolds catalogue no. |
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Accession number | 131-1888 |
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Record created | July 25, 2003 |
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