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John Constable RA ( / ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn -/; [1] 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition.
Jun 7, 2024 · John Constable was a major figure in English landscape painting in the early 19th century. He is best known for his paintings of the English countryside, particularly those representing his native valley of the River Stour, an area that came to be known as “Constable country.”
John Constable, RA (/ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn-/; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home — now known as "Constable Country" — which he invested with an intensity of affection.
- British
- June 11, 1776
- Suffolk, United Kingdom
- March 31, 1837
John Constable. 1776 - 1837. Image: Daniel Gardner, ‘Portrait of John Constable’, 1796, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London © Victoria and Albert Museum, London / Stapleton Collection / Bridgeman Art Library. Constable is famous for his landscapes, which are mostly of the Suffolk countryside, where he was born and lived.
Born at East Bergholt in Suffolk, John Constable (1776 – 1837) was the fourth child of Golding and Ann Constable. In 1792 he began work in the flourishing family business, trading and transporting corn and coal on and around the River Stour.
Artist biography. Constable was born at East Bergholt, Suffolk, the son of a corn and coal merchant and farmer. He devoted much of his life to painting the local landscape, the scenes of his 'careless boyhood' which, he said, 'made me a painter' (in R.B. Beckett, ed., John Constable's Correspondence, VI, Ipswich 1968, p.78).
Summary of John Constable. Along with J. M. W. Turner, Constable revolutionized landscape painting of the 19 th century and his paintings had a profound and far-reaching effect on European art, particularly in France.
