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The Drawings of John Constable | Lecture by Dr Susan Owens

Talk details The Drawings of John Constable with Dr Susan Owens took place on 28 June 2024 at Frieze No.9 Cork Street. This recording is part of Tracing Time, the summer exhibition and talks programme presented by Trois Crayons. Drawing was central to John Constable’s working life. Detailed sketches from nature, sometimes on a tiny scale, underpinned his exhibition works; they could provide inspiration for a watercolour of Stonehenge or information about a specific type of plough. And yet his drawings could also have an emotional dimension: Constable’s most private, soul-searching works are not in oils but in ink and graphite. In this talk Susan Owens explores the wide range of his drawing practice from early Gainsborough-influenced views of East Bergholt lanes to the visionary ink blots of his later years. About the speaker Dr Susan Owens, former Curator of Paintings at the V&A, is an independent art historian. Her recent book, The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art, won the Apollo Book of the Year award in 2024. She is currently preparing a book on Constable, to be published in 2026. Find out more 🌐 Website: www.troiscrayons.art/ 📷 Instagram: @troiscrayons