John Constable
Curators Reflect: Constable’s “Study for ‘The Leaping Horse’”
Reflecting on the only oil painting in The Eveillard Gift—on view at Frick Madison through February 26—Curator Aimee Ng analyzes John Constable’s deft brushwork and how, in this small oil sketch, the artist evokes the richness and vitality of the larger painting to come.
John Constable (1776–1837)
Study for "The Leaping Horse," ca. 1824–25
Cocktails with a Curator: Constable's 'White Horse'
This week, Frick curator Aimee Ng hosts us at her apartment for "Cocktails with a Curator." She tells us the story of one of John Constable's favorite and monumental paintings, 'The White Horse.' Aimee shares Constable's inventive sketches and his nostalgic memories of the English countryside. Tonight's drink is Gin and Dubonnet, reportedly Queen Elizabeth II's cocktail of choice.
Cocktail Recipe
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
Susan Grace Galassi, Senior Curator at The Frick Collection, introduces the exhibition Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery, on view in the East Gallery through February 1, 2015.
Landscape Drawings in The Frick Collection
June 9 through September 13, 2015
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery
November 5, 2014, through February 1, 2015
New York’s Frick Collection Launches American Tour of Works from the National Galleries of Scotland
November 5, 2014, through February 1, 2015