A Great Oak Tree
John Constable
c. 1801
Medium
black chalk with gray wash on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 44.4 cm (21 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.) mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.9.1
About the Artist
John Constable · 1776–1837
John Constable (1776-1837) was an English landscape painter whose naturalistic depictions of the Suffolk countryside revolutionized landscape painting and established him, alongside J.M.W. Turner, as one of England's greatest artists. His work pioneered the direct observation of nature that would later influence the French Barbizon school and, ultimately, Impressionism. Born in East Bergholt, Suf...