Landscape Study thumbnail 1
Landscape Study thumbnail 2
+1
images
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H , Case WD, Shelf 20, Box D

Landscape Study

Watercolour
ca. 1836 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

No one has yet been able to identify the location of this scene convincingly. Constable certainly painted it late in his career, probably in 1836, the year before he died. His use of bold colours and free style of painting are remarkable, even for Constable.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLandscape Study (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Landscape study' by Constable.
Physical description
Landscape study with trees, fields.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'R TASSELL 1833' (watermark)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Isabel Constable, daughter of the artist
Historical context
'In 1836 Constable's two exhibits at the Royal Academy were the 'Cenotaph to the memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds' (now in the Tate Gallery, No. 1272) and the watercolour 'Stonehenge' (No. 395 [1629-1888]). He gave four lectures on 'The History of Landscape Painting' at the Royal Institution in May and June of this year and his last lecture, at Hampstead, on 25 July. Constable died on 31 March 1837. His almost completed painting 'Arundel Mill and Castle' (now in the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; see No. 379 [260-1888]) was exhibited posthumously at the Royal Academy.'

[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 233]
Subject depicted
Summary
No one has yet been able to identify the location of this scene convincingly. Constable certainly painted it late in his career, probably in 1836, the year before he died. His use of bold colours and free style of painting are remarkable, even for Constable.
Bibliographic references
  • Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable London : The Tate Gallery, 1991 no.344
  • Catalogue of the Constable Collection, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 233, 241, 242
Other number
415, plate 310 - Reynolds catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
203-1888

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdFebruary 17, 2003
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest