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John Constable was fascinated by the British weather and his meticulous studies of the effects of light and the conditions that influenced the planet’s atmosphere, lead him to regard landscape painting as a science. The view represented in this painting is of the Rectory in East Bergholt, which could be seen from the rear of the Constable family home. Constable captures a moment in time through his genuine representation of the clouds in the sky on a day that could be described as windy, brisk or fresh. This is one of approximately 50 pure sky studies that the artist produced in 1822. During this time, meteorology, which is the study of the conditions in the atmosphere used for weather forecasting, was being investigated and Constable became the first artist to accurately record cloud formations in his paintings.
Title
Landscape with Clouds
Date
1820–1822
Medium
oil on paper on board
Measurements
H 47 x W 57 cm
Accession number
GR.23
Acquisition method
gift from Kathleen Epstein, 1973
Work type
Painting