1855
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
VIEW ON THE RIVER STOUR is a 1855 by John Constable, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a print by John Constable from 1855. It shows a landscape scene on the River Stour. It’s a mezzotint, which uses subtle tones for soft light and shadow. At the end of his life, Constable guided a big project. He turned his oil sketches into prints with help from another artist. These prints were reprinted after he died. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This mezzotint by John Constable, produced with David Lucas, is part of *Various Subjects of English Landscape*, a series of 22 prints published between 1830 and 1832. Created late in Constable’s career, the work translates his oil sketches and paintings into mezzotint, emphasizing chiaroscuro and the interplay of light and shadow in the English countryside. The series, revised in 1833 and expanded posthumously, reflects Constable’s effort to promote landscape appreciation and defend his artistic principles. The print appears in a later volume with a red binding, containing 40 plates…
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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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