River Bank with Trees (recto); Herd of Cattle Beneath Trees, with Inset Sketch of Landscape (verso)
John Constable
1796/1837
Medium
Black pastel (recto and verso) on brown wove paper
Dimensions
18.8 × 23.7 cm (7 7/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Classification
pastel
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112892
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...