John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Flatford Bridge
1818
| Medium | graphite on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | 3 11/16 x 5 1/16 in. (9.4 x 12.8 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.33 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Flatford Bridge, 1818, graphite on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.33
Select Bibliography
Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000.
Leggatt, Charles, ed. Constable, a Master Draughtsman. Exhibition catalogue. Introduction by Ian Fleming-Williams. London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1994.
Parris, Leslie. Constable: A New York Private Collection. Supplement. New York: Published privately, 1998.
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.
Provenance
Major Leonard M. E. Dent (acquired in the 1940s); Peter Wise, his grandson, by descent, sold to Deborah Gage (Works of Art), Ltd., London, as agent for Manton, July 1997; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1997–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
