John Constable R. A (Classic Reprint)

Windsor Windsor

ISBN 10: 1528373014 / ISBN 13: 9781528373012

Published by Forgotten Books, 2017

About this Item

Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 296 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: John Constable R. A (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528373014
• ISBN 13: 9781528373012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

Discover the life, craft, and enduring popularity of John Constable, R.A.

This concise, illustrated biography traces Constable’s rise as a landscape painter and his later challenges, including his work in English Landscape Engravings and the mezzotints published after his death. It weaves together the artist’s studio practice, his friendships, and the critical reception of his life and work.

This edition offers clear context for Constable’s artistic choices, his devotion to painting from nature, and the way critics and collectors have interpreted his scenes of Dedham Vale, Hampstead Heath, and the Stour valley. It fuses biographical narrative with details about his plates, engravers, and the shifting tastes that followed his career.

• Learn how Constable approached painting outdoors, used nature directly in his foregrounds, and built a distinctive atmospheric effect.
• Explore the development and reception of his English Landscape Engravings, including notes on posthumous mezzotints and other plates.
• Get a sense of the artist’s world—his friends, mentors, exhibitions, and the debates that surrounded his work.
• See references to notable works and places, like Dedham Mill, Hadleigh Castle, and the Stour River scenes, within a broader artistic story.

Ideal for readers of art biographies, Constable enthusiasts, and anyone curious about how a master English landscape artist shaped a generation of painters.