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Two volumes of correspondence from the esteemed Romantic landscape painter John Constable, offering valuable insight into his mind and that of an ambitious artist. Two volumes of John Constable's Correspondence, Volume III and Volume V within the Correspondence series, also Volume VIII and XI in the Suffolk Records Society series, edited by art historian R.B. Beckett. Published by the Suffolk Records Society in 1965 and 1967 respectively.In the publisher's original green cloth, in the original unclipped blue dust wrappers. Volume III contains a frontispiece of Constable and all other five illustrated plates, while Volume V contains a colour frontispiece, and all six other illustrated plates. Collated complete.A prominent painter within the Romantic movement, Constable is one of the most acclaimed landscape painters in British history. These letters offer us a valuable insight into the man behind the artwork, and particularly how he often relied on companions for advice and support. While the letters are Constable's own, they offer a glimpse into the minds of many ambitious artists who wish to leave their mark upon the world.Volume III: Correspondence with C.R. Leslie, R.A.Volume V: Correspondence with Various Friends, with Charles Boner and the Artist's Children.Founded in 1957, the Suffolk Records Society aims to preserve significant texts originating from Suffolk dating back to the Middle Ages. In the publisher's original green cloth, in the original unclipped blue dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks and fading to boards. Bumping to the extremities, and small knocks to heads and tails of spines. The odd faint spot to fore-edges. Dust wrappers are generally bright and clean, with slight signs of edgewear. Fading to wrapper spines, and to wrapper of III. The odd spot to wrappers, heavier to Volume III wrapper, with browning to rear wrapper and extremities. End papers are bright and mostly clean, with faint spotting to rear end papers of Volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning to leaf extremities. Near Fine.
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