The Constable Research Project studies John Constable's painting materials and techniques. Technical art history, conservation, art, exhibitions et al.
London & international
Joined January 2015
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We re-framed Rembrandt‘s A Woman taken in Adultery today, replacing a 19th century French 18th century style frame with a very fine, newly acquired Dutch 17th century ebony moulding; the light comes out of the painting in the black frame, it transforms the experience
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Lovely interview. Melvyn Bragg is one of the greatest living Britons and In Our Time is one of the BBC’s greatest achievements.
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@LoveConstable Great News at last! A new Constable revealed! @Sothebys
Delighted to announce the re-discovery of a Constable oil study that I have been working on alongside colleagues for about a decade! On view at Sothebys preview of the Old Master sale on 5th July @Sothebys @JohnConstableRA @MsConstable #landscape
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A fantastic example of the highly impressive work conservators do 🙌
Before and after conservation of the St Sepulchre Chapel in Paddington by Icon member @Kla_Fiocchetti and her team ⬇️
For more before & after pictures and info about the project see: icon.org.uk/resource/four-mo…
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Nearly 200 years after Constable painted ‘Colliers Unloading in Hove Beach looking towards Shoreham’ it’s on public display for the first time ever, at the Royal Pavilion, @BrightonMuseums : back home in Brighton #newlydiscoveredpainting #seenfirsttime
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Lovely interview with Icon Accredited Conservator Lesley Stevenson ACR. Heritage science revealing important stories and expanding our knowledge. @HertSci_UK @ICONSci
A previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered hidden on the back of another painting.
The canvas had been X-rayed at the National Galleries of Scotland.
Senior Paintings Conservator Lesley Stevenson spoke to #BBCBreakfast
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Through the work of conservators, who use scientific analysis to examine the works in their care, exciting new discoveries can be made! Conservator Lesley Stevenson @NatGalleriesSco talks about finding a surprise on the back of 'Head of a Peasant Woman': youtu.be/H6KR2HTPIXI
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A small detail, part of a figure, possibly an officer, in a newly rediscovered painting by John Constable of Brighton beach, 1824. On display in the Royal Pavilion as of TODAY, 15 July 2022, along with some other treasures, including a watercolour by JMW Turner. @BrightonMuseums
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Huge congratulations to a wonderful museum wiht a great team that work SO hard. Fond memories of being a conservator there - my first job after uni.
🏆Horniman Museum and Gardens WINS #MuseumOfTheYear 2022 and the £100,000 prize 🎉🎉🏆
Congratulations to all the team!
@HornimanMuseum
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Good Day!
Colliers unloading on Hove Beach, looking towards Shoreham, Brighton by John Constable RA 1820s
Oil on Canvas
(Back with @BrightonMuseums)
Thanks to @Saschaloske for drawing my attention and @LoveConstable for verifying the painting.
#NewlyDiscovered
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I have always liked this image by Dame Laura Knight. It shows a hands-on father with his children.
Both daughters; Elizabeth Lamorna, ‘Mornie’ (1904–1990), and Joan Houghton (1909–1993), also became painters.
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Fancy a Constable #arthistory weekend in London in Feb? I am speaking alongside the curators of the @royalacademy show. Other topics Constable & #Turner, 19c #garden #design and the re-discovery Constable’s #Brighton studio. @LoveConstable #fineart #paint
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This is a really beautiful renovation, well worth a visit. Also, interesting that the room which launched British art onto a global stage (the RA's former 'Great Room') is now filled mostly by French impressionists.
Reopened after three years of renovation, London’s @CourtauldGall is something of a hidden gem: with masterpieces by Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet and Gauguin, tucked away in a wing of @SomersetHouse. Here director, Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen give us a tour ow.ly/3N4r50GSxuz
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An exciting moment seeing the silk damask being woven for the walls of the new Gainsborough Gallery. Woven and generously given by the Sudbury-based @humphriesweave. It's a custom weave in 'Rangers Green' and Humphries's 'Arkesden' design, based on a late-18thc. pattern.
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This morning we are in @thetimes SundayTimes no less! Love “art Sleuth”! #painting #conservation #thisgirlcan thetimes.co.uk/article/how-a… @LoveConstable @Sothebys @TheCourtauld @Conservators_uk @IIC_
