Constable's White Horse

by William Kentridge and Aimee Ng

Book Overview

The White Horse (1819) by John Constable (1776-1837) depicts a tow-horse being ferried across the river Stour in Suffolk, just below Flatford Lock at a point where the tow-path switched banks. Constable, who described the scene as "as placid representation of a serene, grey morning, summer," went on in later years to comment: "There are generally in the life of an artist perhaps one, two or three pictures, on which hang more than usual interest--...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911282700
• ISBN13: 9781911282709
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Giles
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 9.7"