Lionel Bicknell Constable
English, 1828–1887
Tree in a Meadow
c. 1850
| Medium | oil on wood-pulp board, mounted on canvas |
| Dimensions | Board size: 9 9/16 x 11 15/16 in. (24.3 x 30.3 cm) Stretcher: 9 13/16 x 12 5/16 in. (25 x 31.3 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.63 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Lionel Bicknell Constable, Tree in a Meadow, c. 1850, oil on wood-pulp board, mounted on canvas. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.63
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Provenance
Hugh Golding Constable, the artist’s nephew, by descent; [Leggatt’s, London, 1899, possibly sold to Young and Agnew’s, 1899]; [Alexander Young and Agnew’s, London, sold to Wallis, 6 May 1909];¹ [Wallis & Son (The French Gallery), London, from 1909]; John Edward Taylor; Lt. Col. A. G. Penchen;² sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, 7 April 1966, no. 59, as Dedham Water Meadows, by John Constable, sold to Manton; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1966–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–7, given to the Clark, as Meadow Scene “Dedham Water Meadows”); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007. 1. Young and Agnew’s owned the work in half shares. 2. The ownership of the work by Taylor and Penchen is mentioned in Parke-Bernet 1966, no. 59.
