For John Constable
Past exhibition
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Overview
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable, Bernard Jacobson Gallery presents For John Constable, a portfolio of prints by nineteen artists which was published by the gallery in 1976 to mark his bicentenary. The exhibition will feature editions by artists including Patrick Caulfield, Ivon Hitchens, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin and William Tillyer. This portfolio will be shown alongside a selection of Constable’s own prints.
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Works
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Ivor AbrahamsFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilScreenprint on paper57 x 80 cms (22 1/4 x 31 1/2 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Peter BlakeFor John Constable, 1976Etching on paper with photograph, tracing paper, postcard, and paper clips65.8 x 49.8 cms (25 7/8 x 19 5/8 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Bill BrandtFor John Constable, 1976signed and numberedSilver gelatin print mounted on paperboard40 x 46 cms (15 3/4 x 18 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Patrick CaulfieldFor John Constable, 1976Screenprint102.5 x 77 cms (40 x 30 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976
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Robyn DennyFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilScreenprint on paper62 x 102 cms (24 1/2 x 40 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Barry FlanaganFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilEtching of paper28 x 38 cms (11 x 15 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Duncan GrantFor John Constable, 1976signed and numberedEtching on paper50.5 x 66 cms (20 x 26 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Anthony GrossHomage to Constable - Salisbury Cathedral, 1975signed, numbered and titledEngraving on paper51 x 63.5 cms (20 x 25 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976
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Ivon HitchensFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered and datedScreenprint on paper67 x 102 cms (27 x 40 1/4 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
David HockneyFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilEtching on paper38 x 44.5 cms (15 x 17 1/2 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Sir Howard HodgkinAfter Luke Howard, from ‘For John Constable’, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilLithograph on paper45.1 x 56.5 cms (17 3/4 x 22 1/4 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Alexander HollwegCountry Dance - For John Constable , 1976Signed, numbered and dated '76' in pencilWoodcut on paper55.9 x 76.2 cms (22 x 30 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976
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John HoylandFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilLithograph with acrylic70 x 96.5 cms (27 1/2 x 38 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Terence MillingtonCalendar - For John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered and dated '76' in pencilEtching on paper71.1 x 54.6 cms (28 x 21 1/2 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Margaret PriestHampstead Heath - For John Constable, 1976signed, numbered and dated '76' in pencilEtching on paper56 x 76 cms (22 x 30 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Michael SandleFor John Constable, 1976signed, numbered and dated in pencilLithograph on paper71.1 x 91.4 cms (28 x 36 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976
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Richard SmithFor John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilLithograph on paper46.4 x 67.3 cms (18 1/4 x 26 1/2 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
William TillyerThe Cape, New England, Dusk Air, S-W - For John Constable , 1975Signed in pencil lower right (recto)Etching with aquatint on paperPaper size: 106.7 x 38.1 cms (42 x 15 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
Norman StevensStonehenge - For John Constable, 1976Signed, numbered, and dated '76' in pencilEtching on paper29 x 32.5 cms (11 3/8 x 12 3/4 ins)From the "For John Constable" series
Edition of 100, Set of 19
Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London, 1976 -
John ConstableThe Ruins of Netley Abbey, c.1816Signed with the monogram in the plateEtching on Chine-collé on wove paperPlate size: 13.4 x 19.1 cms (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 27 x 40.2 cms (10 5/8 x 15 13/16 ins)One of only two or possibly three etchings which were entirely executed by Constable
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John ConstableSalisbury, 1830Mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 13.9 x 21 cms (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 ins)
Plate size: 17.5 x 25 cms (6 7/8 x 9 7/8 ins)
Paper size: 29 x 37.5 cms (11 3/8 x 14 3/4 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable -
John ConstableOpening of Waterloo Bridge (18th June 1817) , c. 1830mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 13.7 x 22.2 cms (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 ins)
Plate size: 17.5 x 24.5 cms (7 15/16 x 9 5/8 ins)
Paper size: 30 x 36.5 cms (11 13/16 x 14 3/8 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable. -
John ConstableHadleigh Castle, No. 2. Large Plate. (The Nore, Hadleigh Castle-Morning After a Stormy Night) (duplicate), 1830Mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 26.8 x 36.2 cms (10 1/2 x 14 1/4 ins)
Plate size: 27.8 x 37.5 cms (10 15/16 ins)
Paper size: 39 x 51.3 cms (15 3/8 x 20 3/16 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable. -
John ConstableView on the River Stour (The White Horse, River Stour) , 1830Mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 14 x 18.9 cms (5 1/2 x 7 7/16 ins)
Plate size: 17.5 x 22 cms (6 7/8 x 8 5/8 ins)
Paper size: 26.5 x 35.6 cms (10 7/8 x 14 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable.
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John ConstableSummer Afternoon, After a Shower (Windmill at Redhill), c. 1829Mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 14.3 x 18.9 cms (5 5/8 x 7 7/16 ins)
Plate size: 17.8 x 22 cms (7 x 8 5/8 ins)
Paper size: 25.5 x 36 cms (10 x 14 3/16 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable. -
John ConstableOld Sarum (Mound of the City of Old Sarum - Thunder Clouds) , 1829Mezzotint on wove paperImage size: 14.1 x 21.5 cms (4 9/16 x 8 1/2 ins)
Plate size: 18.6 x 25.2 cms (7 5/16 x 9 15/16 ins)
Paper size: 25.1 x 37.3 cms (8 7/8 x 14 10/16 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable. -
John ConstableA Dell, Helmingham Park, Suffolk, 1830Mezzotint on India paperImage size: 14.5 x 18.3 cms (5 3/4 x 7 1/4 ins)
Plate size: 17 x 22.5 cms (6 11/16 x 8 7/8 ins)
Paper size: 29 x 32.8 (11 7/16 x 12 7/8 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable. -
John ConstableA Heath (Hampstead Heath, Stormy Noon - Sand Diggers), 1830mezzotint on laid paperImage size: 14.1 x 19 cms (4 9/16 x 7 1/2 ins)
Plate size: 17.3 x 22 cms (6 11/16 x 8 5/8 ins)
Paper size: 31.9 x 40.5 cms (12 9/16 x 15 15/16 ins)Mezzotint by David Lucas, as directed by John Constable.
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Installation Shots
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Essay
Essay by Bernard JacobsonAs I always preferred John Constable’s paintings to the great paintings by William Turner, and as his centenary was soon to arrive, I decided to produce For John Constable which would appear in 1976, two hundred years after his birth. - Bernard Jacobson
