England, 19th century / c. 1821
Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow as painting (England, 19th century · c. 1821).
Constable was interested in the changing light effects of weather and often worked outdoors, making swift oil sketches on paper. He focused on painting the countryside of his native England, which he never left.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on paper, mounted on canvas and credits John Constable (British, 1776–1837).
The museum's collection notes: Constable was interested in the changing light effects of weather and often worked outdoors, making swift oil sketches on paper. He focused on painting the countryside of his native England, which he never left. He wrote to a fellow artist that he would “rather be a poor man [in England] than a rich man abroad.”
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