Constable: A Country Rebel
2014•U•58m•Released
Documentary
The Haywain by John Constable is such a comfortingly familiar image of rural Britain that it is difficult to believe it was ever regarded as a revolutionary painting, but in this film, made in conjunction with a landmark exhibition at the V&A, Alastair Sooke discovers that Constable was painting in a way that was completely new and groundbreaking at the time. Through experimentation and innovation, he managed to make a sublime art from humble things and, though he struggled in his own country during his lifetime, his genius was surprisingly widely admired in France.
Director
Spike Geilinger
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Four
Cast
Alastair Sooke
Presenter
Production
Company
BBC Four
Producer
Spike Geilinger
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