Constable and Brighton : something out of nothing / edited by Shân Lancaster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lancaster, Shân, editor, writer of supplementary textual content.

Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery, and Museums, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constable, John, 1776-1837--Exhibitions.

Constable, John.

Constable, John, 1776-1837.

Brighton (England)--In art--Exhibitions.

Brighton (England).

England--Brighton.

Local Subjects:

Constable, John, 1776-1837.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Art.

Physical Description:

160 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Something out of nothing

Place of Publication:

London : Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

This lavishly illustrated book focuses on a largely overlooked element in Constable's 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.

Contents:

Foreword / Christopher Le Brun

John Constable's letter from Brighton

Introduction / Shân Lancaster

Arrival in Brighton and setting up a painting room / Anne Lyles

The 1824 Paris Salon / Anne Lyles

In pursuit of originality in Brighton / Ian Warrell

Taking on the Chain Pier, and Turner / Ian Warrell

Later Brighton visits and posthumous acclaim in France / Anne Lyles

Walking with Constable / Sue Berry

An interview with Peter Harrap, artist and curator / Mark Sheerin

Map of the walks

Timeline

Notes.

Notes:

Published on the occasion on the exhibition "Constable and Brighton" at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, 8 April 2017 to 8 October 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.

Contains:

Constable, John, 1776-1837. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

178551069X

9781785510694

OCLC:

960494582