John Constable was English artist; considered with Turner as one of the greatest British landscape painters. His most excellent landscapes are of the places Constable knew; mainly Suffolk and Hampstead; where he lived. He worked broadly in the open air; drawing and sketching; but his finished pictures were produced in the studio. Constable refused the strict or "picturesque" depicting of nature; as an alternative he tried to seize the effects of changing light and the forms of clouds moving crosswise the sky. He loved the country landscape and open-air scenes in his inhabitant Suffolk. His larger scenes were sketched full-size in oil; and the sketch was then used as a model for the finished painting.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. There is no reason big beautiful pictures cant be includedBy mgreger@pinenet.comThe text part is interesting. The woodblock prints were hard to see. There is no reason big beautiful pictures cant be included.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. DisappointmentBy ESHThis is a terrific book -- in its original form; which I am fortunate to have a copy -- a limited edition of 450 copies.The images in the Kindle version are very poor quality; for which the is no excuse--its potentially a very good medium.Also; one of the outstanding aspects of the original is the perfection in typography; totally lost in the Kindle version (again; not for lack of capability of the Kindle)This rendition is far more like a dime novel than the incredible beauty of the original.Shame!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful BookBy Greyscale BooksBeautifully constructed with wonderful pasted in prints throughout.
