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Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

1828
(British, 1776–1837)
Framed: 89 x 105.5 x 11.5 cm (35 1/16 x 41 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Unframed: 60.6 x 78.1 cm (23 7/8 x 30 3/4 in.)

Did You Know?

In 1820, Constable found a retreat in Hampstead where he completed 100 studies of cloud formations, referring to the process as "skying."

Description


An amateur meteorologist, John Constable was most at home painting meticulously observed cloud formations, weather conditions, and natural light effects. He believed an accurate rendering of these constantly shifting elements could convey his vision of the vitality and magnificence of the English countryside. Working from the summerhouse he rented at Hampstead from 1819–26, Constable painted a landscape focusing more on the dark rain clouds than on the laborers in the foreground, keeping the details of their backbreaking work at a picturesque distance.
  • 1828-1864
    Painted by the artist for Henry Hebbert [1783-1864], London, United Kingdom, by descent to his son, Henry Hebbert
    1864-1894
    Henry Hebbert [1814-1893], London, United Kingdom
    1894
    Cyrus McCormick Jr. [1859-1936], Chicago, IL, .
    1958-1959
    (Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, NY, 1958 sold to Leggatt Brothers)
    1959
    (Leggatt Brothers, London, United Kingdom, 1959.
    by 1966
    Earl of Inchcape, London, United Kingdom by 1966.
    1972
    (E. V. Thaw & Co., New York. NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1972-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1972.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 3 (1973): 63–115. Reproduced: p. 79; Mentioned: p. 109, no. 116 www.jstor.org
    Talbot, William S. “John Constable: Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 3 (March 1974): 97–115. Reproduced: p. 98-101; Mentioned: p. 97, 100 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 208 archive.org
    "Visions of Landscape East and West." Asia Vol. 4, No. 5 (January/February 1982): pp. 24-29. Reproduced: p. 27
    Talbot, William S. “Visions of Landscape: East and West.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 3 (1983): 112–35. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 116-117, fig. 5 www.jstor.org
    Cormack, Malcolm. Constable. Oxford: Phaidon, 1986. Reproduced: p. 173, fig. 168
    Argencourt, Louise d', and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 143-145, Vol. I, no. 54
    Wiles, Stephanie, "British Invasion", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 46 no. 04, April 2006 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9 archive.org
  • British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    CMA @ Oberlin (second rotation). Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 3-June 5, 2006).
    Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
    Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
    La Pittura Inglese de Hogarth a Turner. Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy (November 21-December 20, 1966).
    Englische Malerei der grossen Zeit . Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (October 8-November 6, 1966).
    English Painting 1750-1850. Leggatt Brothers, London, United Kingdom (1963).
    Autumn Exhibition. Leggatt Brothers, London, United Kingdom (1961).
    A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (1933).
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