A Stand of Elm Trees (recto); A Study of East Bergholt with the Church (verso)
John Constable
c. 1802
Medium
Black chalk (recto) and graphite (verso) on pale gray laid paper
Dimensions
52 × 44.6 cm (20 1/2 × 17 9/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
207789
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...