The Cornfield
| The Cornfield | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | John Constable |
| Year | 1826 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 143 cm × 122 cm (56 in × 48 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
The Cornfield is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist John Constable, finished in 1826. It measures 143 by 122 cm and hangs in the National Gallery in London.
Constable referred to the painting as The Drinking Boy. It shows a lane leading from East Bergholt toward Dedham, Essex.[1] This is Fen Lane, which he walked to and from school as a boy.[2]
The Cornfield was originally planned as a pendant to The Lock.[3] It was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1826 under the title Landscape.[4] The following September, it went to the Paris Salon.[5] In 1837, it was bought by The Committee of Friends and Admirers and donated to the National Gallery, the collection's first Constable piece.[6]
References[]
- ^ Richens, R. H., Elm (Cambridge 1983), p.166
- ^ Reynolds 1983, p. 76
- ^ Reynolds 1983, p. 76
- ^ National Gallery: The Cornfield
- ^ Charles 2015, p. 78
- ^ National Gallery: The Cornfield
External links[]
- Constable's England, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Gallery page
Bibliography[]
- Reynolds, Graham (1983), Constable's England, New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, ISBN 9780870993350
- Charles, Victoria (2015), Constable, New York: Parkstone International, ISBN 978-1-78042-954-0
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