John Constable Paintings
Famous Artists · Romanticism
John Constable
11 June 1776, East Bergholt — 31 March 1837, Hampstead, London
England's countryside — its skies, meadows and mill streams — made immortal in oils. Every painting below is 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas, from $299 with free delivery Australia-wide.
About Constable & our reproductions
The life
Constable based his paintings on sketches made outdoors, directly from nature — an approach that set him apart from contemporaries content to copy the old masters. He refused to imitate painters like Ruisdael and Claude, declaring it "would be dishonest to wear Claude's coat and call it mine," and developed an innovative technique of pure juxtaposed colours applied in rapid strokes to recreate the vibrancy of natural light.
Though the English Academy was slow to embrace him — election came only in 1829, after years of rejection — France celebrated his naturalism, awarding The Hay Wain a gold medal in 1824 and winning him devoted followers in Delacroix and Géricault. After settling in London following his 1816 marriage, he built ambitious large-scale works from detailed full-size sketches until his death in 1837.
Our reproductions
Every Constable reproduction at Direct Art Australia is 100% hand-painted in oils on artist canvas by professional artists — never a print. His towering cloudscapes and flickering highlights — the famous "Constable snow" — are recreated by hand in layered, broken brushwork. You approve photographs of your painting before it ships, and delivery is free Australia-wide.
Can’t find the Constable work you’re after? We can hand-paint any of his works on request — just ask for a quote.
