'Fen Lane, East Bergholt', John Constable

Artwork details

Artist

John Constable (1776‑1837)

Title

Fen Lane, East Bergholt

Date ?1817

MediumOil paint on canvas

Dimensionssupport: 692 x 925 mm frame: 911 x 1135 x 105 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Purchased with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), with additional assistance from Sir Edwin and Lady Manton and Tate Members in memory of Leslie Parris, Deputy Keeper British Collection and Senior Research Fellow Collections Division 1974-2000, and from the bequest of Alice Cooper Creed, 2002

Reference

T07822

On display at Tate Britain

Theme: Turner Collection

Room: John Constable: Nature and Nostalgia

Display caption

Constable and his wife Maria took a long holiday in Suffolk in 1817. This was to be the last time he painted directly in oils in the vicinity of East Bergholt. Constable began several canvases outdoors without finishing them, perhaps in order to secure as much fresh material as possible in the time. Some parts of this canvas are painted to a fair degree of finish, whilst others are left in a more sketchy state.

August 2004