Stoke-by-Nayland

1836

John Constable produced this full-size oil sketch for an unrealized painting near the end of his life. Its subject—the countryside of Constable's youth in Suffolk, England—was one of the artist's favorites. To achieve the effect of sparkling wetness and fresh earth and air, Constable painted with a palette knife, flecking the surface with white highlights as he sketched and scraped the picture into existence.

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Artist

John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

Date

1836

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

126 × 169 cm (49 5/8 × 66 1/2 in.); Framed: 170.2 × 212.1 × 16.6 cm (67 × 83 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Origin

England

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection