Artwork
Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt
Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt is an oil painting by John Constable. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Clark Art Institute.
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Overview
Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt is an 1813 oil painting by John Constable, housed at the Clark Art Institute.
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays a tranquil rural scene in East Bergholt, capturing everyday life with figures engaged in fieldwork and leisure amidst a natural setting of trees and a cloudy sky.
Technique & Style
Constable employed warm, earthy tones and visible brushstrokes, imparting a textured, depthful quality to the landscape and figures.
History & Provenance
Created in 1813, the work is part of the Clark Art Institute's collection.
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Artist & collection
Artist
John Constable was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area on the…
