Summer Evening

in or after 1829

David Lucas after John Constable

Associated Names
David Lucas

Artist, British, 1802 - 1881

John Constable

Artist After, British, 1776 - 1837

The image shows a view from an elevated vantage point overlooking a pastoral landscape. Rolling hills and scattered trees fill the horizon, diminishing in size towards the distance. A crescent moon is visible in the upper left, set against a sky with swirling clouds. The brushstrokes are loose and dynamic, especially in the depiction of the clouds. The color palette consists of muted tones of black, gray, and hints of white. In the foreground, there are grazing cows and a grouping of detailed trees on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint [progress proof]

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 × 38.7 cm (11 5/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.46.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shirley 1930, no. 6, State b-c/h

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Shirley, Andrew. The Published Mezzotints of David Lucas after John Constable, R.A.. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930.

Wikidata ID

Q65567616

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