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JOHN CONSTABLE(1776-1837)
WE SEE NOTHING TRULY UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND IT.
Nadya Sankina, group 751
BIOGRAPHY
Was born on 11 June 1776 in East Bergholt in Suffolk
Entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1799
Married Maria Bicknell in 1816
‘The Hay Wain’ won a gold medal at the Salon in Paris in 1824,
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Worked out his own technique of painting
Made preparatory sketches
Did a series of paintings devoted to the scenes on the river Stour Storm Clouds, 1798
THE HAY WAIN (1821)
The National Gallery, London
An oil on canvas painting
Stendhal: “The mirror of nature”
MALVERN HALL IN WARWICKSHIRE (1809)
The Tate Gallery, London The residence of of Henry Greswolde
Lewis, friend of the painter Recalls a long tradition of country
house portraiture which goes back to the 17th century
MALVERN HALL IN WARWICKSHIRE (1809)
THE “SKYING” PERIOD (1821-1822)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
A Hayfield at East Bergholt, 1812