9781851778003-1851778004-John Constable: The Making of a Master

John Constable: The Making of a Master

ISBN-13: 9781851778003
ISBN-10: 1851778004
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Evans
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Format: Hardcover 223 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781851778003
ISBN-10: 1851778004
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Evans
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Format: Hardcover 223 pages

Summary

John Constable: The Making of a Master (ISBN-13: 9781851778003 and ISBN-10: 1851778004), written by authors Mark Evans, was published by Victoria & Albert Museum in 2014. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Individual Artists (Oil Painting, Painting, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Arts & Literature) books. You can easily purchase or rent John Constable: The Making of a Master (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Individual Artists books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.06.

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Criticized in his lifetime for his rough handling of paint, John Constable’s (1776–1837) paintings have long defined the idea of the English countryside, its geography fully captured by his remarkable naturalism. His “vivid and timeless” oil sketches, as he called them, have been celebrated since the 1890s as precursors of Impressionism, Modernism, and photography. This major book reconciles the two defining aspects of Constable’s work—his revolutionary painting techniques and his reverence for the old masters. Where other artists competed with the masters, Constable assimilated their ideas and values to imbue his own naturalistic vision with dynamism. This seeming incompatibility, placed in the context of the artist’s wider practice, helps delineate why Constable remains such a powerful influence on contemporary artists.

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