John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Sheet of Sketches with Verses from Burns
23 Oct. 1832
| Medium | pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash wash on white laid paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 7 5/8 x 6 3/16 in. (19.4 x 15.7 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.51 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Sheet of Sketches with Verses from Burns, 23 Oct. 1832, pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash wash on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.51
Select Bibliography
Pionk, Richard C. and Margaret Somers. Constable. Salmagundi Club, October 14 - November 2, 2000. New York, Salmagundi Club. 2000.
Checkland, Sarah Jane. "A rush for poetic English drawings". 07/13/1988.
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.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Sale, Christie’s, London, 12 July 1988, no. 19, sold to Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., London, as agent for Manton; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1988–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
