JOHN CONTABLE
John Constable was born 11 June 1776 in Suffolk England. He was an English Romantic painter. He is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area where he lived—now known as "Constable Country"—which he loved and this affection comes through in his paintings. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "Painting is but another word for feeling".
His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. His paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art although while he was alive he was never financially successful. He did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. He sold more paintings in France than in his native England, can you believe it?
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