A guide to Constable's 'Hay Wain'

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What made John Constable’s ‘The Hay Wain’ so radical for its time?
Vivmar Curatorial Fellow Emily Burns explains Constable’s groundbreaking use of colour and skilled composition, and how he set about painting this masterpiece in only 5 months.
The view in the painting is of the millpond at Flatford on the River Stour. Flatford Mill was a watermill for grinding corn, operated by the Constable family for nearly a hundred years. It still survives and is about a mile from Constable’s birthplace at East Bergholt, Suffolk. The house on the left also survives; in Constable’s time it was occupied by tenant farmer Willy Lott.
The title, The Hay Wain, refers to the wooden wagon (wain) used for transporting cut and dried meadow grass (hay). The empty wagon is making its way through the shallow water to cross to the meadow on the other side where haymakers are at work.
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@peterlubbers5947 Жыл бұрын

I grew up with "The Hay Wain" we had a copy hanging in our living room and it always fascinated me as a youngster because i was (and still am) very fond of the countryside. John Constable i salute you sir!🙏

@booksinbed 3 жыл бұрын

The presenter’s enthusiasm is lovely! She got me excited about its reception in France, too. Thank you for sharing this painting.

@Harnas31 Жыл бұрын

That is my favourite painting in NG. I could not detach myself from it.

@My_Work_Here_is_Done.. 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t ‘unsee’ the barrel now. Seems so obvious!

@linfordrenno7651 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite paintings… He is one of my favorite painters… it would be so cool to see that in person

@MrPoetSpeak 4 жыл бұрын

To Suffolk I Must Go by Ramnath Subramanian So real, I can feel the water jump As wheels traverse this stream; No rustic mood can ever trump The magic in this dream. I’d love to stand before this land Where Constable did roam; Where paint and brush did understand How nature made her home. And so to Suffolk I must go And catch a glimpse of Stour; And ride a wagon, get to know The meaning of that hour When light adorned with silver play The water’s prosody, And all around the evening lay In whispered majesty.

@nalinigsankar3072 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you got to go to Suffolk!

@vanessainnes-wagstaff7511 4 жыл бұрын

Very jolly to have a talk of some of our best works of art...lovely..

@ahmedal-hamdi8413 Жыл бұрын

Inspiring, informative a very enjoyable talk by Dr Emily Burns. Direct to the point. I will visit the National Gallery to enjoy Way Wain and other landscape paintings. Please more of these lovely presentations. Many thanks to Dr Emily Burns and the National Gallery.

@ant7936 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent talk, inspiring delivery. Thanks, Emily.

@lucy-annpope5650 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating insight. Thank you. Constable’s works must be seen in person to be fully appreciated. He was an absolute genius.

@meggallucci5300 3 жыл бұрын

She was very thorough. I see this iconic piece differently now.

@dhirajc.makwanabhai507 2 жыл бұрын

The best art. 👌👍❤

@brucebarratt99 Жыл бұрын

So interesting. Thank you!

@MaggieTheCat01 4 жыл бұрын

We had a copy of this on the wall when I was a girl in the 70s, and my brother thought it was the original. Daft bugger. 😁

@ant7936 3 жыл бұрын

But I'll bet he enjoyed it just as much.

@birgitlundemjakobsen8340 3 жыл бұрын

So informative and enjoyable. Just perfect! Please make more like this.

@geoffreykeane4072 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation! Short but to the point and informative. More like this please.

@bethjohnson5350 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for opening up the brilliance of Constable's landscape. Merry Christmas!

@piedwagtailrameau 4 жыл бұрын

Great summary of this wonderful and important painting... 👏👏👏

@inessamaria2428 4 жыл бұрын

Great content.

@nicolettapolese4554 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@salamander981 4 жыл бұрын

Superb. Merci beaucoup.

@liubov7272 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such detailed insight ! I love this painting a lot. Hope to visit National Gallery soon 🙌🏻

@MiaFeigelsonGallery 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful Video to end 2019 !!! Dr Emily Burns's dissertation was brief and to the point, she shared the most relevant information about one of the Treasures in your collection. I thank you both Emily Burns and the National Gallery. Wishing you the very best in 2020 and thanks for all that you have shared with us throughout 2019 !!!

@devrajbairwa4655 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice information mem,,,

@kolias33 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I did enjoy it very much!---and wishing one day to be in front of that relaxing and perfect painting. Thanks for those enjoyable 7:50 minutes! Happy Christmas to you :-)

@vlisdero 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this. Merry Christmas to all the staff at the Museum!

@RichMitch 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure about that frame, y'know. Big unit. The Painting is immense

@LuisBuenoGeraldo 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you for sharing this :)

@mux2007ch 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nayeemfathima6567 Жыл бұрын

Amazon ur presentation 👌

@skpjoecoursegold366 4 жыл бұрын

this video was much better than those other 2.

@S.H.221b 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice. I think British paintings are somehow under rated.

@victorferr1 4 жыл бұрын

I love the presentation your British accent and you.

@tianx9275 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation on the painting but I wish the camera can be zoomed in a bit more to show more specific areas of the painting rather than an overview.