John Constable
English, 1776–1837
Study of an Ash Tree, East Bergholt
October 1810
| Medium | black chalk on white laid paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 6 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (17.7 x 11.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.20 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
John Constable, Study of an Ash Tree, East Bergholt, October 1810, black chalk on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.20
Select Bibliography
. Constable, Delacroix, Rubens, Torres. November 15-December 30, 1989. New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries. 1989.
. John Constable "Ausgewählte Arbeiten". April 7-May 16, 1992. Berlin: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries. 1992.
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. 16, sold to Salander- O’Reilly [Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York, 1988–before 1996, exchanged for a work or works in the collection of Richard Constable]; Richard Constable (before 1996–2001, sold to Deborah Gage [Works of Art], Ltd., London, as agent for Manton, Nov. 2001); Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (2001–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
