The Lock

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The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.

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The Lock canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landscape painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
appliesToPart canvas support ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
basedOn River Stour landscape between Suffolk and Essex ⓘ
colorPalette dramatic sky tones ⓘ
earth tones ⓘ
greens and browns of countryside ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator John Constable ⓘ
depicts River Stour ⓘ
barge ⓘ
cloudy sky ⓘ
horse ⓘ
lock-keeper operating a lock ⓘ
rural life ⓘ
depictsLocation Suffolk-Essex border region ⓘ
describedBySource art historical literature on John Constable ⓘ
exhibitedAt Royal Academy of Arts, London ⓘ
follows The Hay Wain ⓘ
genre Romanticism ⓘ
rural landscape painting ⓘ
hasArtisticTheme English rural life ⓘ
man’s relationship with nature ⓘ
working countryside ⓘ
hasCollectionHistory sold at auction multiple times ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic image of English rural landscape ⓘ
hasQuality atmospheric effects ⓘ
dramatic lighting ⓘ
naturalistic detail ⓘ
hasStyle Romantic landscape ⓘ
naturalism ⓘ
hasTitle Constable’s The Lock ⓘ
The Lock ⓘ
inception 1824 ⓘ
influencedBy Dutch landscape painting ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Private collection ⓘ
mainSubject working rural landscape ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement English Romanticism ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
notableWorkOf John Constable ⓘ
partOfSeries Constable’s Stour River scenes ⓘ
publicationDate 1824 ⓘ
significantEvent achieved high prices at major art auctions ⓘ
significantFigure lock-keeper ⓘ
significantPlace River Stour, England ⓘ
linked to: River Stour

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