Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset
1821-1822
Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 × 27.3 cm (8 × 10 3/4 in.) framed: 33.97 × 41.91 × 8.57 cm (13 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Louise Mellon in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1998.20.1
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...