This characteristic example of Constable's landscape drawing in black chalk shows a wooded landscape, probably at Dedham. In its rhythm and large handling the work carries on the tradition of Gainsborough. It is full of light, and the subtly-graded half-tones are largely achieved by the use of the stump.
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Date supported
1935
Medium and material
Black chalk
Dimensions
29 x 47 cm
Gifted by
Alfred Jowett
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