Summary
This print
is one of many works executed by the London-based artist Leon Kossoff in response to Old Master paintings
from the National Gallery. In this case, Kossoff’s inspiration is Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831, by John Constable (1776–1837). P20310 is a unique proof impression that combines etching, softground etching and aquatint, and is printed in black ink on white wove paper.
In this landscape painting, Salisbury Cathedral is seen from the north west, in the distance across a wide bend the River Avon through which a horse-drawn cart is moving. The composition is balanced by an imposing tree on the riverbank to the left. Constable is concerned with capturing the transitional effects of the weather as a storm breaks over the Cathedral. A rainbow arches above the scene… (read more)
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