Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Sketch-Model for Reclining Figure 1946 Terracotta, 8.3 x 16.8 x 7.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Sketch-Model for Reclining Figure (1946)
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The Baby-House (1872)
Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) The Baby-House 1872 Etching on chine applique, 14.5 x 18.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Wivenhoe Park, Essex (1816)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Wivenhoe Park, Essex 1816 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 101.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look out onto a landscape with low, grassy hills to the left, a lake to the right, and a brick building in…
The White Horse (1818-1819)
Constable, John (1776-1837) The White Horse 1818–1819 Oil on canvas, 127 x 183 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This six-foot-wide canvas was something new for a 19th-century artist: it’s a sketch the same size as the final painting (now in the…
Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset (1821-1822)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset 1821–1822 Oil on paper on canvas, 20.3 x 27.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This horizontal painting is filled with gray and white clouds against a blue sky. Wisps of white clouds are interspersed…
Half-Length Portrait of a Cleric
Constable, John (1776-1837) Half-Length Portrait of a Cleric s.d. Graphite on tan wove paper, 27.4 x 22 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
A Seascape with Two Sail Boats
Constable, John (1776-1837) A Seascape with Two Sail Boats s.d. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 11.4 x 18 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close (1820)
Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close 1820 Oil on canvas, 73 x 91 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds c.1825 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Constable, John (1776-1837) Salisbury…
Morning after the Blitz (1940)
Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Morning after the Blitz 1940 Crayon and gouache on paper, 63.2 x 55.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Woody Landscape (c.1783-1784)
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Woody Landscape c.1783–1784 Oil on canvas, 64 x 76.8 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Although most famous for his portraits, Gainsborough was also one of the originators of English landscape painting in the eighteenth century. Inspired by Dutch landscapes from…