John Constable

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pencil drawing of seated man with leg crossed atop his knee
The Eveillard Gift
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This exhibition presents a remarkable promised gift of European works on paper. Along with figurative sketches, independent studies, and portraits are two vivid landscape scenes. Artists include Boucher, Caillebotte, Degas, Fragonard, Goya, Sargent, and Vigée Le Brun.

watercolor landscape of shoreline with sailboats and buildings in the background
Landscape Drawings in The Frick Collection
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Depicting quotidian life in the country, urban scenes, and imagined views of timeless Arcadian realms, this selection of rarely exhibited landscape drawings from the Frick’s small but superb collection of works on paper reveals thematic continuities across four centuries.

Oil painting of virgin and child in garden
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
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From November 5, 2014, through February 1, 2015, the Frick presented ten masterpieces of painting from the Scottish National Gallery. The museum, one of the finest in the world, is distinguished for its holdings of works by the greatest masters of Western art and for its comprehensive collection of Scottish art.

exhibition catalogue cover with pencil sketch of cathedral by Constable.
John Constable: Drawings, Oil Sketches and Paintings from a Private Collection
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An exhibition of approximately one hundred works by John Constable (1776–1837) was devoted to his primary interest, landscape. The assembled group, spanning the artist's entire career, came from a private collection; virtually none of the works had been previously shown in this country.

Watercolor of a seascape
Landscape Drawings in The Frick Collection
Oil painting of woman in white dress with lilac sash sitting in chair
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
Oil painting of woman in white dress with lilac sash sitting in chair
New York’s Frick Collection Launches American Tour of Works from the National Galleries of Scotland
video still of Aimee Ng looking closely at painting
Curators Reflect: Constable’s “Study for ‘The Leaping Horse’”

Reflecting on the only oil painting in The Eveillard Gift—on view at Frick Madison through February 26—Curator Aimee Ng analyzes John Constable’s deft brushwork and how, in this small oil sketch, the artist evokes the richness and vitality of the larger painting to come.

John Constable (1776–1837)
Study for "The Leaping Horse," ca. 1824–25

video still of Aimee Ng and oil painting in the Frick Collection gallery
Cocktails with a Curator: Constable's 'White Horse'

This week, Frick curator Aimee Ng hosts us at her apartment for "Cocktails with a Curator." She tells us the story of one of John Constable's favorite and monumental paintings, 'The White Horse.' Aimee shares Constable's inventive sketches and his nostalgic memories of the English countryside. Tonight's drink is Gin and Dubonnet, reportedly Queen Elizabeth II's cocktail of choice.

Cocktail Recipe

Link to introductory video for the exhibition 'Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery'
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery

Susan Grace Galassi, Senior Curator at The Frick Collection, introduces the exhibition Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery, on view in the East Gallery through February 1, 2015.