Branch Hill Pond Hampstead Prints by John Constable Size:Medium 18" x 24" this scene reflects Inness’s mystical

this scene reflects Inness’s mystical view of the natural world

Brilliant swathes of color and variable atmospheric effects border on abstraction

using the disaster as the starting point to express man’s helplessness when confronted with the destructive powers of nature

Created on the eve of the Civil War

Branch Hill Pond Hampstead Prints by John Constable Size:Medium 18" x 24" this scene reflects Inness’s mysticalPrints on Matte Archival Paper. An amateur meteorologist, John Constable was most at home painting meticulously observed cloud formations, weather conditions, and natural light effects. He believed an accurate rendering of these constantly shifting elements could convey his vision of the vitality and magnificence of the English countryside. Working from the summerhouse he rented at Hampstead from 181926, Constable painted a landscape focusing more on