John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Cottages (recto); Two Studies of a Shepherd (verso)
1816
| Medium | Graphite with brush and gray and brown inks and white chalk on cream wove paper (recto); pen and brown ink over graphite on cream wove paper (verso) |
| Dimensions | Image, recto: 3 3/16 x 4 7/16 in. (8.1 x 11.3 cm) Sheet: 3 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (9.5 x 11.2 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.30 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Cottages (recto); Two Studies of a Shepherd (verso), 1816, Graphite with brush and gray and brown inks and white chalk on cream wove paper (recto); pen and brown ink over graphite on cream wove paper (verso). Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.30
Select Bibliography
Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000.
Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. New York: Published Privately, 1994.
Fleming-Williams, Ian. The Honeymoon Sketch-book. 1986.
Parris, Leslie and Ian Fleming-Williams. John Constable. Exhibition catalogue. London: Tate Publishing, 1991.
Reynolds, Graham. The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable. 2 vol. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 1996.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Lees, Sarah, ed. Nineteenth-Century European Paintings at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute; New Haven and London: distributed by Yale University Press, 2012.
Provenance
Arthur Hawley; bequeathed to Uppingham School, sold by the Trustees of Uppingham School to Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., as agent for Manton, Mar. 1980; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1980–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
