1834
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A cottage by a wood at Findon, Sussex is a 1834 watercolor by John Constable, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet countryside scene with a small stone cottage half-hidden by gnarled trees. The branches twist across the sky, and the colors are soft—greens, grays, and a pale blue wash for the clouds. A narrow path leads past the cottage, with a lone figure walking in the distance. The brushstrokes are loose and watery, like the artist worked quickly outside. This style was common in watercolors of the time. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A cottage by a wood at Findon, Sussex depicts a rural scene featuring a cottage, figures, trees, and a road. The work was created by John Constable in 1834. In 1835, Constable exhibited a related painting, *The Valley Farm*, at the Royal Academy. Historical records note visits to Arundel in July and Worcester in October of that year.
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John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
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