Chiatta sotto la chiusa di Flatford
ca. 1810
John Constable captures the quiet, everyday rhythm of rural England in this lively oil sketch, painted around 1810. You can almost hear the splash of the pole and the heavy hooves of the horse as it hauls the dark barge along the towpath below Flatford Lock. Constable, a giant of the Romantic movement, was famous for taking his easel outdoors to capture fleeting light and clouds, a revolutionary practice at the time. The loose, energetic brushstrokes give the scene a sense of immediacy, making you feel like you're standing right there on the riverbank watching the day go by.
- Technique
- Oil painting
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