John Constable: Oil Sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum

by Mark L. Evans

This beautiful book showcases the enduring power of Constable's landscapes. It places the artist in the context of his historical and ongoing influences and charts Constable's progress from his early works to the oils that helped to define our idea of the English countryside. It presents afresh two of the V+A's star works- the vibrant full-size oil sketches for The Haywain and The Leaping Horse, which will be shown for the first time since their revelatory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851776265
• ISBN13: 9781851776269
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.0" x 11.5"