‘Constable: The Making of a Master’ looks at how this iconic figure in British art achieved his inimitable painterly style. By bringing together major paintings with the artist’s preliminary sketches, the display offers insight into Constable’s working methods, as well as his historic and contemporary sources.
Click here for the curators’ introduction to the exhibition
‘Constable: The Making of a Master’ is at the V&A from 20 September–11 January 2015. Supported by the Friends of the V&A, with thanks to Winsor & Newton.
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