John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Caister Castle, Norfolk
1823
| Medium | graphite and brush and gray wash on white laid paper |
| Dimensions | 8 x 10 3/8 in. (20.3 x 26.3 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.38 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Caister Castle, Norfolk, 1823, graphite and brush and gray wash on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.38
Select Bibliography
Wildenstein Galleries. John Constable, R.A.: His Origins and Influence. April 21-May 29, 1937. London: Wildenstein Galleries. 1937.
Oxford Arts Club. Exhibition. October-November 1937. 1937.
The Arts Council of Great Britain. Sketches & Drawings by John Constable from the Collection of Dr. H.A.C. Gregory, M.C. 1949.
Leslie, C.R. Memoirs of the Life of John Constable. ed. Andrew Shirley. London: Medici Society. 1937.
Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. New York: Published Privately, 1994.
Reynolds, Graham. The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable. 2 vol. New Haven: Published for the Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1984.
Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Victor Reinaecker, London; Percy Moore Turner; Dr. H. A. C. Gregory, sale, Sotheby’s, London, 20 July 1949, no. 98, sold to Leggatt; [Leggatt Brothers Gallery (in 1949)]; Esmond Bulmer, sold to Johnson; [Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., 1966–1967, sold to Manton, Feb. 1966]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1966–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
