eBook - ePub

John Constable

Name: John Constable
ISBN: 9781639362738

A Portrait

James Hamilton,

496 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

John Constable

A Portrait

James Hamilton,

About this book

A fresh and lively biography of the revolutionarylandscape painter John Constable. John Constable, who capturedthe landscapes and skies of southern England in a way never before seen on canvas, is beloved but little-understood artist.His paintings reflect visions of landscape that shocked and perplexed his contemporaries: attentive to detail, spontaneous in gesture, brave in their use of color. Hislandscapes show that he had sharp local knowledge of the environment. Hisskyscapes show a clarity of expression rarely seen in other artist's work. The figures within show anunderstanding of the human tides of his time. And hislate paintings of Salisbury Cathedral show a rare ability to transform silent, suppressed passion into paint.Constable was also an active and energetic correspondent. His letters and diaries reveal a man ofopinion, passion, and discord. His letters also reveal the lives and circumstances of his extended familywho serve to define the social and economic landscape against which he can be most clearly seen. These multifaceted reflections draw a sharp picture of the person, as well as the painter.James Hamilton's biography reveals a complex andtroubled man. Hamilton'sportraitexplodes previous mythologies about this timeless artist and establishes him in his proper context as a giant of European art.

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