I have likewise made many 'skies' and effects — for I wish … - John Constable

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I have likewise made many 'skies' and effects — for I wish it could be said of me as Fuselli says of Rembrandt, 'he followed nature in her calmest abodes and could pluck a flower on every hedge — yet he was born to cast a steadfast eye on the bolder phenomena of nature'... We have had noble clouds & effects of light & dark & color.

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John Constable (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home. He was one of the earliest painters who painted with oil in 'plain air'; he made a lot of fresh and direct oil-sketches of the English landscape. john constable painted the scene of woods and water in 1830.

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Alternative Names: Dzhon Konsteblʹ • Dzhon Konstabŭl • R. A. John Constable • Kʻang-ssŭ-tʻê-pu-êrh • J. Constable R.A. • Constable • J. Constable • R.A. Constable • Jn. Constable • John Constable R. A. • John Constable R.A.

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