Golding Constable's Flower Garden

Golding Constable's Flower Garden, painted 1815

Golding Constable's Flower Garden was a painting by John Constable in 1815.

The work show's the flower garden belonging to Constable's father, Golding Constable who lived in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt.

The painting was donated by the grandson of the pioneering travel agent, Ernest Edward Cook who left his art collection to the Art Fund which was distributed to nearly a hundred British galleries. It is currently in Christchurch Mansion which is near to East Bergholt.[1] It formed a pair with the painting Golding Constable's Vegetable Garden and it hangs with it.

The two paintings were painted after Constable's mother had died after falling ill in one of the gardens and when his father was seriously ill.[2] The gardens were demolished after the family home was sold in 1839.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Golding Constable's Flower Garden by John Constable". Art Fund. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ↑ http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/art-garden/art-garden-exhibition-guide/art-garden-exhibition-guide
  3. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/16/constables-gardens-review-john-constable-paintings-christchurch-mansion-ipswich


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