Why it took the French to recognise Constable’s very English charms
But in 1821, visitors to the Royal Academy barely noticed John Constable’s The Hay Wain, one of 127 paintings crammed into a ...
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John Constable: Previously known sketch by famous The Hay Wain painter discovered in Yorkshire sells for £320,000 at auction
Constable, who died aged 60 in 1837, was best known for his oil painting 'The Hay Wain' which won a gold medal at art exhibition the Paris Salon in 1824. The 12 by 15 inches sketch, called 'Dedham ...