The Hay Wain (After John Constable)

 

Timothy Cole

  1852 - 1931 (biography)

1899  

woodengraving 

5 1/8 x 7 11/16" image 

pencil signed, lower right; in block, lower left 

not stated 

pencil titled: "Constable, The Hay Wain Nat. gal. London; dealers inventory in pencil, lower margin 

The Print Collectors Quarterly, Voume 1, No. 3 (illustrated, page 367); National Gallery of Art: Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.2803 

fine ivory wove 

published 

The Century Co. 

19798 

$450.00 

Timothy Cole was lauded for his work in woodengraving reproduction, a job in high demand in the 18th and 19th centuries for use in print media by galleries and salons, used to describe current works and exhibitions. Often, the highest-sought printmakers’ reproductions were in themselves works of collectible art. This job was eventually replaced by the use of photomechanical reproduction; Cole was one of the few woodengravers who continued to be commissioned for his fine quality, highly detailed, and stunningly accurate skill.

”The Hay Wain” was originally painted by famed English Romantic painter John Constable in 1821. It is a depiction of the River Stour, located between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex, and it features a large farm wagon known as a “wain” pulled by three horses. The painting was among a series of large-scale canvasses he executed for the summer exhibitions at the Royal Academy, and it measured six feet wide. It’s considered Constable’s most famous image.

This impression was originally sold by the Albert Roullier Art Galleries in Chicago. The original label is attached to the mat and has the Roullier registration number E4311.