In a similar vein asTuesday ’s post , I ’ve prepared for today a compare of two peachy landscape painting artists : the British John Constable and the American Asher B. Durand . In 1826 , Constable paint " The Cornfield;“ 19 old age later , Durand paint a similar work , " The Beeches . “ And so the comparison begins " ¦
1 . John Constable once wrote , " I should paint my own places best . “ Like Constable , Asher Durand also believe it was good to paint what one see , writing that artists should " scrupulously take over whatever [ nature ] presents him " ¦ never let him profane her sacredness by a willful departure from verity . “
2 . Although their works are exchangeable , Constable and Durand experienced differing degree of winner . In 1825 , at the age of 29 , Durand was already well - establish enough to find the New York Drawing Association . Constable , at the age of 52 that year , was only then being elected to the Royal Academy in England .
3 . Three years after Constable ’s death , Durand chat England , where he saw Constable ’s work and appreciate his " verity to nature" in his landscape . Upon render home to America , he drew inspiration from Constable ’s works , leading to the birth of " The Beeches . “
4 . Both Constable and Durand dabbled in portrayal at and were comparatively successful , though Constable found portraiture to be dull . While Constable only took up portraiture to make ends touch , Durand ’s career went the substitute route . Apparently , Durand switched to landscape house painting from portraiture after a fiscal scare and some encouragement from Thomas Cole .
5 . Constable died at eld 60 , supposedly from stomach upset . Fifty years later , Durand passed away at the ripe - old - age of 90 .
A large variation of " Cornfield " is availablehere ; A large , zoom - able version of " The Beeches " is availablehere .
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