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A Mill Near Colchester. #1 Art Print
by John Constable
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A Mill Near Colchester. #1 art print by John Constable. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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A Mill Near Colchester. Artist: John Constable (British, East Bergholt 1776-1837 Hampstead). Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm).... more
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A Mill Near Colchester. Artist: John Constable (British, East Bergholt 1776-1837 Hampstead). Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm). Date: 1833.
John Constable created resonant images of rural England. A determined "naturalist," he restricted himself to familiar scenery and refused to idealize but often used experimental techniques. This drawing, made in the 1830s, was painted freely and with intensity. A hilltop mill dominates the composition, its sails reefed in for blustery conditions. The strength of the wind is suggested by the scudding clouds and the dancing leaves on the foreground tree. To create the layout, Constable consulted sketches made at the site some fifteen years earlier. He then added somber tones in the densely worked foreground and contrasted them with thin blue washes in the sky and background. Vigorous scratching with a knife produced the sparkling highlights that suggest a burst of sunlight over forms washed by rain. Constable clearly valued th...
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