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British Artists: John Constable

Series: British Artists
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British Artists: John Constable explores the life and work of John Constable, celebrated for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside. The book highlights his innovative approach to oil painting, especially his open-air practice and his focus on capturing the dynamic atmospheric effects in nature. Drawing extensively on Constable's own letters, it offers new insights into his artistic intentions and contributions, reassessing his influence on the trajectory of modern art and his enduring legacy among naturalist painters across Europe and America.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in art history, particularly those who appreciate British landscape painting and the development of naturalism in the 19th century. It will also appeal to scholars and enthusiasts seeking deeper insights into Constable's artistic process through original correspondence.

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John Constable is best known for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside. Yet he was also a brilliant innovator who brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature.

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John Constable is best known for his idyllic paintings of the English countryside. Yet he was also a brilliant innovator who brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature. He practised oil painting in the open air, capturing in particular the 'effervescent' effects of atmospherics—as can be seen, for example, in his wonderful studies of clouds.

His art became a benchmark for naturalist painters throughout Europe and America in the nineteenth century, and he continues to be one of the most popular and influential artists to this day.

This book draws extensively on the artist's own correspondence to provide a fresh understanding of his artistic aims and achievements, and reassesses his role in the development of modern art.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849762779

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 September 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tate Publishing

Illustration: 60 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 96

About the Author

William Vaughan is professor emeritus in history of art at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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