Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire

Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1822
TypeOil on canvas, Landscape painting
Dimensions31.4 cm × 36.8 cm (12.4 in × 14.5 in)
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire is a c.1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable.[1] It depicts a view of Hampstead Heath, close to where Constable and his family had been living since 1819. In several views of the Heath, Constable uses relatively small human figures to emphasise its size.[2]

Today it is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut, having been acquired in 1999 through Paul Mellon.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paul Mellon's Legacy: A Passion for British Art : Masterpieces from the Yale Center for British Art. Yale University Press, 2007. p.288
  2. ^ a b "Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire - YCBA Collections Search". collections.britishart.yale.edu. Yale Center for British Art. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

Bibliography

  • Bailey, Anthony. John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own. Random House, 2012.
  • Charles, Victoria. Constable. Parkstone International, 2015.
  • Hamilton, James. Constable: A Portrait. Hachette UK, 2022.
  • Reynolds, Graham. Constable's England. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.
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