A Boat passing a Lock
In this painting, a boat waits to enter a lock before moving upstream as threatening rainclouds pass overhead. John Constable captures a momentary weather condition, which animates the painting and dramatises the figure of the lock keeper with his red jacket silhouetted against the horizon. Constable was fascinated by cloud formations and the play of light on the landscape.The central figure, a man in a red waistcoat holding a large crowbar, is working the mechanism which will open the lower gate and let the water rush in from the lock into the river. Constable wrote to his friend a few years before making this work, “The sound of water escaping from mill-dams, etc., willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork, I love such things…”
john constable reeve (1929 – 2020)
Explore the serene landscapes & architectural studies of John Constable Reeve (1929-2020). British artist known for evocative scenes of Oxford, rural England & biblical themes.
로열 아카데미 오브 아트 (런던, 영국)
🇬🇧런던의 로열 아카데미 오브 아트! 1768년부터 영국 미술과 디자인을 빛내온 역사적인 허브를 탐험하세요. 전시, 강연, 그리고 창의성을 키우는 생동감 넘치는 커뮤니티가 여러분을 기다립니다.
작품 정보
- 제목: A Boat passing a Lock
- 작가: john constable reeve
- 제작 연도: 1826
- 매체: Landscape
- 저작권 상태: 저작권 보호 중
- 소장처: 로열 아카데미 오브 아트
- 색상 팔레트: Earthy
- 체감 밝기: shadow

