John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Dedham Vale
1805
| Medium | watercolor and graphite on white wove paper |
| Dimensions | 6 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (15.5 × 22.6 cm) Mat: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.12 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Dedham Vale, 1805, watercolor and graphite on white wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.12
Select Bibliography
. English Watercolours, Drawings and Oil Paintings from Gainsborough to Turner. May 14-31, 1985. Andrew Wyld. 1985.
Spink & Son. English Watercolour Drawings. April-May 1986. London: Spink & Son. 1986.
Parris, Leslie and Ian Fleming-Williams. John Constable. Exhibition catalogue. London: Tate Publishing, 1991.
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.
Reynolds, Graham. The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable. 2 vol. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 1996.
Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable and his Drawings. London: Philip Wilson Publishers. 1990.
Steiner, Raymond J. "John Constable at the Salmagundi Club." Art Times. Vol. 17.4. November 2000: 9.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Suzanne Beadle, sale, Christie’s, London, 15 June 1982, no. 100, sold to Phillips; John Phillips (in 1982, sold to Wyld); [Andrew Wyld, London, by 1985, no. K3 8832, sold to Spink, May 1985]; [Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1985–1986, sold to Manton, Apr. 1986]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton (1986–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
