Regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists of all time, John Constable revolutionized the art world with his own innovations to traditional landscape and Thomas Gainsborough styles.
Entering the scene of the art world in the early 1800’s, John Constable gave up the reigns to his families corn mill company to pursue his love of the arts. During his career as an artist, he never got worldwide fame or fortune. He sold more paintings in France than in his own home country of England.
Constable believed that you must capture nature as it is, because it will never be the same again, “No two days are alike, nor even two hours; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of the world.” Constable’s philosophy of “rendering scenery more directly and realistically”, found him much praise by Romantic artists like Henry Fuseli, Eugene Delacroix and William Wordsworth.
Most of Constable’s works were painted in his hometown of Suffolk, England and varies places he knew well. He worked long hours outdoors, but always completed his final piece within the sanctuary of his studio.
This is just the tip of the iceberg on information about the riveting life of John Constable.
Please visit http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/constable/ for more information about his life.
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