Letters of John Constable
A Selection
Will be published approx. on 16. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-84368-287-5 (ISBN)
Description
John Constable (1776-1837) is England's best-loved landscape painter, and the familiarity of his images can disguise how revolutionary he really was. His passionate concentration on the truth of the natural world influenced not just other painters but the whole course of romanticism, and the spontaneity and energy of his vision and technique remain as fresh today as ever.
It was a long journey for this sensitive, not very sociable man, a journey whose fascinating twists and turns we can trace through his many vivid letters, where Constable shared his developing ideas and practice with a small group of friends and patrons. To read his letters today is to gain unparalleled insight into a pioneering creative mind. For the first time, these letters have now been selected and arranged into chronological order to create a coherent narrative. The editor is the leading expert on Constable, Anne Lyles, and she has also written an extensive introduction.
It was a long journey for this sensitive, not very sociable man, a journey whose fascinating twists and turns we can trace through his many vivid letters, where Constable shared his developing ideas and practice with a small group of friends and patrons. To read his letters today is to gain unparalleled insight into a pioneering creative mind. For the first time, these letters have now been selected and arranged into chronological order to create a coherent narrative. The editor is the leading expert on Constable, Anne Lyles, and she has also written an extensive introduction.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
72 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 144 mm
Width: 116 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84368-287-5 (9781843682875)
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Persons
Anne Lyles worked at the Tate for over 25 years, specialising in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century landscape painting, in particular the work of John Constable, J. M. W. Turner and the British watercolour school. She has written extensively on these subjects and organised exhibitions throughout the UK and abroad. She is a trustee of the Constable Trust.