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JOHN CONSTABLE RA (BRITISH 1776-1837

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8.000 £ - 12.000 £
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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 87

JOHN CONSTABLE RA (BRITISH 1776-1837

Schätzpreis
8.000 £ - 12.000 £
ca. 10.117 $ - 15.175 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

JOHN CONSTABLE RA (BRITISH 1776-1837) Portrait study, thought to be Maria Constable née Bicknell (1788-1828) Pencil on unwatermarked part sheet of writing paper circa early-mid 1820s 17.5 x 10.8cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/4in) Provenance: R.B. Beckett (1891-1970); thence by descent to the present owner. The present drawing is thought to be a portrait of Maria Elizabeth Bicknell (1788-1828) who was the love of Constable's life. She was the daughter of Charles Bicknell, Solicitor to the Admiralty, and his second wife, Maria Elizabeth (née Rhudde). According to Constable's biographer C.R. Leslie, the artist met his future wife in 1800 when she was staying with her maternal grandfather Dr Rhudde at East Bergholt rectory (Leslie, ed. J. Mayne, Memoirs of the Life of John Constable London 1951, p,25). In 1809 Constable wrote in a letter of his love for Maria and certainly by this date a close attachment existed, at least on Constable's side; however, their marriage was delayed until 1816, largely because Maria's family, and especially Dr Rhudde, disapproved of their association. In February 1816 Constable wrote to Maria: ‘How unfortunate that I should have [been the] cause of bringing all into [the] situation I did with the wretched Doctor - but let us for ever dismiss the grievous side of the subject ... I am happy in love - an affection exceeding a thousand times my deserts, which has continued so many years, and is yet undiminished ... Never will I marry in this world if I marry not you. Truly can I say that for the seven years since I avowed my love for you, I have never done anything that I have considered could have made you any way uncomfortable...’ (R.B. Beckett, ed., John Constable's Correspondence, vol. II, Ipswich, 1964, p.179). Portraiture, like letter writing, played an important part in the romance between Constable and Maria as they were often parted for long periods. They were finally married on 2 October 1816 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. They had seven children. Maria, who suffered from poor health, died of tuberculosis in 1828. In a letter to his brother Golding of 19 December 1828, Constable wrote, 'I shall never feel again as I have felt, the face of the World is totally changed to me' (Leslie, ed. A. Shirley, Memoirs of the Life of John Constable R.A., London, 1937, p. 234). It is not certain when this sensitive pencil drawing was executed. The unwatermarked writing paper probably dates from the early-mid 1820’s, and it has been suggested that this is a portrait of Maria drawn late in her life when she was unwell. Tate Britain has another pencil drawing thought to be a portrait of Maria which may have been drawn at the time of Constable’s declaration of his love to her in 1809. Also in Tate Britain are two oils: a portrait of Maria made shortly after the couple were engaged, and the group portrait of Maria Constable with two of her children, painted circa 1820. An unfinished oil of Maria with three of her children is still in the Constable family collection, as is a drawing thought to show her in the last years of her life. We are grateful to Anne Lyles and Peter Bower for their assistance with this catalogue entry.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 87
Auktion:
Datum:
19.06.2019
Auktionshaus:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
Beschreibung:

JOHN CONSTABLE RA (BRITISH 1776-1837) Portrait study, thought to be Maria Constable née Bicknell (1788-1828) Pencil on unwatermarked part sheet of writing paper circa early-mid 1820s 17.5 x 10.8cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/4in) Provenance: R.B. Beckett (1891-1970); thence by descent to the present owner. The present drawing is thought to be a portrait of Maria Elizabeth Bicknell (1788-1828) who was the love of Constable's life. She was the daughter of Charles Bicknell, Solicitor to the Admiralty, and his second wife, Maria Elizabeth (née Rhudde). According to Constable's biographer C.R. Leslie, the artist met his future wife in 1800 when she was staying with her maternal grandfather Dr Rhudde at East Bergholt rectory (Leslie, ed. J. Mayne, Memoirs of the Life of John Constable London 1951, p,25). In 1809 Constable wrote in a letter of his love for Maria and certainly by this date a close attachment existed, at least on Constable's side; however, their marriage was delayed until 1816, largely because Maria's family, and especially Dr Rhudde, disapproved of their association. In February 1816 Constable wrote to Maria: ‘How unfortunate that I should have [been the] cause of bringing all into [the] situation I did with the wretched Doctor - but let us for ever dismiss the grievous side of the subject ... I am happy in love - an affection exceeding a thousand times my deserts, which has continued so many years, and is yet undiminished ... Never will I marry in this world if I marry not you. Truly can I say that for the seven years since I avowed my love for you, I have never done anything that I have considered could have made you any way uncomfortable...’ (R.B. Beckett, ed., John Constable's Correspondence, vol. II, Ipswich, 1964, p.179). Portraiture, like letter writing, played an important part in the romance between Constable and Maria as they were often parted for long periods. They were finally married on 2 October 1816 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. They had seven children. Maria, who suffered from poor health, died of tuberculosis in 1828. In a letter to his brother Golding of 19 December 1828, Constable wrote, 'I shall never feel again as I have felt, the face of the World is totally changed to me' (Leslie, ed. A. Shirley, Memoirs of the Life of John Constable R.A., London, 1937, p. 234). It is not certain when this sensitive pencil drawing was executed. The unwatermarked writing paper probably dates from the early-mid 1820’s, and it has been suggested that this is a portrait of Maria drawn late in her life when she was unwell. Tate Britain has another pencil drawing thought to be a portrait of Maria which may have been drawn at the time of Constable’s declaration of his love to her in 1809. Also in Tate Britain are two oils: a portrait of Maria made shortly after the couple were engaged, and the group portrait of Maria Constable with two of her children, painted circa 1820. An unfinished oil of Maria with three of her children is still in the Constable family collection, as is a drawing thought to show her in the last years of her life. We are grateful to Anne Lyles and Peter Bower for their assistance with this catalogue entry.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 87
Auktion:
Datum:
19.06.2019
Auktionshaus:
Chiswick Auctions
Colville Road 1
London, W3 8BL
Großbritannien und Nordirland
info@chiswickauctions.co.uk
+44 020 89924442
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