1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A house, cottage and trees by moonlight is a 1830 by John Constable, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is a landscape scene. It's titled "A house, cottage and trees by moonlight". The artist used wash to create this piece, which was a common medium for him in his later years. He made expressionistic sketches that were not intended for public display. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this drawing, look up the movement: Romanticism.
A wash drawing by John Constable depicts an unidentified moonlit landscape featuring a house, cottage, and trees beneath a sky filled with swiftly moving clouds. Typical of his late work, the piece employs an expressive, near-abstract technique using wash, a medium he favored in his final years. Intended as a private study rather than a public work, the drawing reflects Constable's evolving approach to landscape during this period. The work is dated to around 1836 based on stylistic comparisons to his late draughtsmanship.
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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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