Clouds
John Constable was absolutely obsessed with the sky, famously calling it the "chief organ of sentiment" in landscape painting. He spent countless hours outdoors painting these rapid cloud studies to capture the fleeting effects of light and weather before they shifted. Unlike the highly polished, dramatic landscapes popular at the time, these sketches feel incredibly fresh and modern. They reveal his deep scientific interest in meteorology, proving he was just as much a weather watcher as he was a romantic painter.
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