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Book 57 - Joseph Darracott "England's Constable"
Joseph Darracott "England's Constable: The life and letters of John Constable" (Folio Society)
This is rather a slim volume for the Folio Society but like all the other books they have published, it is beautifully designed with a slipcase.
This current hardback is an interesting and illuminating account of John Constable's life as an artist, although difficult to follow some of the who's who in places. I was surprised to learn that the highest price he achieved for one of his paintings was 300 pounds which I guess the equivalent is now around 70,000 pounds by today's values! And this at a time when landscapes were not all that popular and many (now well known) artists were struggling to sell their works.
The book includes a nice selection of colour images of his paintings.
This is rather a slim volume for the Folio Society but like all the other books they have published, it is beautifully designed with a slipcase.
This current hardback is an interesting and illuminating account of John Constable's life as an artist, although difficult to follow some of the who's who in places. I was surprised to learn that the highest price he achieved for one of his paintings was 300 pounds which I guess the equivalent is now around 70,000 pounds by today's values! And this at a time when landscapes were not all that popular and many (now well known) artists were struggling to sell their works.
The book includes a nice selection of colour images of his paintings.