The Hay Wain shows an idealistic, peaceful view of England’s agricultural scene, but the piece is at odds with the events that were actually happening at the time. Originally exhibited under the title 'Landscape: Noon', the finished painting was referred to by Constable's friend Archdeacon Fisher as 'The Haywain' as early as February 1821, and this soon became its popular name. The Hay Wain captures a pleasant summer day in the English countryside. The Hay Wain. Practice: Constable, View on the Stour near Dedham . In it he depicts the River Stour which divides the Counties of Suffolk and Essex. We can see the nod to sketch in his handling of small details, like the detail on the vines and shrubbery, and the suggestion of light on the stream in the Hay Wain (this focus on light and nature is an important part of later impressionism). Wivenhoe Park, Essex. The scene is based on Constable’s childhood home - an area near Flatford Mill, Suffolk where his father owned around 90 acres of farm land, a couple of mills, and controlled profitable navigation rights on the River Stour. Auction House: Leonard Joel. Extensive Landscape. A Cloud Study, Sunset, C.1821 (Oil on Paper on Millboard) Related Categories. The Hay Wain, does include an element of genre (the depiction of a common scene), that is the farm hand taking his horse and wagon (or wain) across the stream. Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home - now known as "Constable Country"- which he invested with an intensity of affection. 987-1888. The Hay Wain is an idyllic image of a summer day in the artist’s beloved Suffolk countriside. John Constable (11 June 1776 - 31 March 1837) John Constable (11 June 1776 - 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. What we see is a hay wain crossing the shallow mill pond. Study of Sky and Trees. It was produced entirely in oils, though there would have been other mediums used in the preparation stages, such as with study drawings, as well as initial layout planning on the canvas itself. Study of the Trunk of an Elm Tree, circa 1821. Auction Date: Dec 10, 2020. John Constable, Study for 'The Hay Wain', about 1821. Turner, The Harbour of Dieppe. Constable, The Hay Wain (Landscape: Noon) Constable, View on the Stour near Dedham. Who is JMW Turner? View additional info The Hay Wain, 1821. THE HAY-WAIN By JOHN CONSTABLE R.A. (1776-1837) IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON Sometimes it is left for posterity to appraise a man aright, and the world wonders why the recognition of genius was so long delayed. Willy Lott's cottage stands to the left of the image and this building is also visible on The White Horse (1819). The Hay Wain. Two Minute Museum The Hay Wain - John Constable "Your subscription will be my motivation!" The Hay Wain is now one of the most celebrated and widely known of Constable's works, although when it was first exhibited it was considered unremarkable. The Hay Wain was one of those and it's precise dimensions were 185.4cm wide, by 130.2cm tall. But this action is minor and seems to offer the viewer the barest of pretenses for what is virtually a pure landscape. First shown to the public in 1821, the landscape became the third in a series of so-called "six-footers", the canvases that Constable painted for exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts. The paintings I have shown here are Constable’s View of Dedham, 1814 (top), and the Hay Wain (1821). Turner, The Fighting Temeraire. Location: Melbourne, VIC, AU. Lot 3117: JOHN CONSTABLE The Hay Wain reproduction print. Cottage in a Cornfield, 1833. Museum no. Turner, Slave Ship. English School. Estimate: AUD100 - AUD200. 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