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19TH CENTURY PAINTING: ENGLAND

John Constable (1776-1837)  Constable used a method known as divisionism, or broken color.  He put contrasting colors side by side in thick, short strokes or dots over a basic background color. He often used a palette knife to apply the color thickly.

The Hay Wain made him famous when it was shown in Paris in 1824. It is a simple rural scene of a hay wagon (wain) crossing a river. Clouds drift over meadows dappled with patches of sunlight.   

English landscapists Made valuable contributions to 19th-century painting. Both were interested in painting light and air, two aspects of nature that 19th-century artists explored fully.

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)  Turner's paintings are more dramatic than Constable's.  He painted the majestic sights of nature--storms, seascapes, glowing sunsets, high mountains.  Often a golden haze partially conceals the objects in his pictures, making them appear to float in unlimited space