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"'I do not consider myself at work without I am before a six-foot canvas.' John Constable, 1821"
In 1819 Constable was a newly married man settled in London and harbouring great ambitions to become elected as an associate of the Royal Academy. In this year he produced "The White Horse", the first in a series of six large-scale canvases painted between 1819 and 1825, featuring the river Stour. This conscious decision to create works that by their very size attracted attention when exhibited, but also reflected a more classical style, marked a turning-point in Constable's career. This study concentrates on these remarkable works, which are almost entirely responsible for his present-day status as one of Britain's best-loved artists. Bringing together for the first time these large-scale masterpieces, "Constable: The Great Landscapes" examines the artist's development of a single thematic concept, the life of the Suffolk river he had known since boyhood, gradually investing it with greater degrees of drama, heroic action and narrative weight. For the first time, each work is shown beside its full-scale compositional sketch, allowing a new understanding and appreciation of Constable's artistic process. These incredibly time-consuming sketches were an innovative tool used by Constable primarily to aid his move from working outdoors to the studio and yet, interestingly, they were a working practice that he maintained to the end of his career.
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In 1819 Constable was a newly married man settled in London and harbouring great ambitions to become elected as an associate of the Royal Academy. In this year he produced "The White Horse", the first in a series of six large-scale canvases painted between 1819 and 1825, featuring the river Stour. This conscious decision to create works that by their very size attracted attention when exhibited, but also reflected a more classical style, marked a turning-point in Constable's career. This study concentrates on these remarkable works, which are almost entirely responsible for his present-day status as one of Britain's best-loved artists. Bringing together for the first time these large-scale masterpieces, "Constable: The Great Landscapes" examines the artist's development of a single thematic concept, the life of the Suffolk river he had known since boyhood, gradually investing it with greater degrees of drama, heroic action and narrative weight. For the first time, each work is shown beside its full-scale compositional sketch, allowing a new understanding and appreciation of Constable's artistic process. These incredibly time-consuming sketches were an innovative tool used by Constable primarily to aid his move from working outdoors to the studio and yet, interestingly, they were a working practice that he maintained to the end of his career. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR004820097
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Condición: Used - Very Good. 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. 222 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: C66125
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 015167
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book is in near fine condition, lovely book. 222pp with colour illustrations. Nº de ref. del artículo: 015198
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 25 x 28.5 cm. Oblong. 222pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Published on occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Britain, 1 June - 28 August 2006, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 October - 31 December 2006 and Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, 3 February - 29 April 2007. Nº de ref. del artículo: 65207
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