by-nc

Seascape

Maker

(artist)
1776-1837

Title

Seascape

Date of Production

1796 - 1837

Medium

graphite on yellowed wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 12 cm
Width: 14.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2541.5

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

by descent to grandson of the artist, Hugh Constable, London (1868-1949); purchased from him by Leggatt Bros. (London), October 1899; Sir Harry Baldwin, Isle of Wight (1863-1931); Sotheby's (London), 19 June 1933, lot 125, as a collection of 14 sketches in two frames; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004

English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977

Literature

Rhyne, Charles S., 'Constable Drawings and Watercolors in the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and the Yale Center for British Art: Part II. Reattributed Works' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 1981 - pp. 391-425, 463-70; 19, 4
p. 412 under II.8
reattributed to either Lionel or Alfred (the verso)

English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 36

Day, Harold, John Constable RA, 1776-1837: drawings, the golden age, Eastbourne: Eastbourne Fine Art, 1975
pl. 159 ...More

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 11
accession number given as 2541N ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: illegible writing, 2 words.

Collector's mark: none.

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection