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Constable and Brighton (Paperback)
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Constable and Brighton (Paperback)
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There was more to John Constable's art than the great rural
landscapes for which he is famous. This lavishly illustrated book
focuses on a largely overlooked element in his life - his close and
artistically rewarding relationship with the boisterous resort of
Brighton during the years 1824-28. He went in search of healthy air
for his ailing wife Maria and the peace to help him clear a backlog
of commissions, and became accustomed to painting on the beach or
up by the windmills that dotted the Sussex Downs. More than 100
small, vivid studies from these walks exist, most dashed off
outside in all weathers, some that are almost abstract responses to
storms or the light on the sea. This book assembles the most
complete collection of these Brighton sketches ever published, some
of them only recently discovered. Regency Brighton - what was then
the largest and most fashionable resort in Europe - is also
explored through maps and prints, tracing the routes Constable took
through the developing town. His great contemporary, Turner, was
also active there in the mid-1820s, and a range of contrasting
views by both artists is featured here.All of this new research
builds on the recent discovery of the precise location of
Constable's seaside lodgings. In a final section the current
occupant, artist Peter Harrap, is interviewed about Constable's
resonances with 20th and 21st century artists.
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