View on the Stour

'View on the Stour' is a fond representation of John Constable’s cherished locale, Suffolk. Noted for his talented application of the Romanticism tradition, Constable reinvented the landscape painting genre. His compositions often featured Dedham Vale, an area now affectionately deemed "Constable Country". His love for the natural environment he grew up in shines through in the 'View on the Stour'. His approach to painting, driven by intense emotion and close personal connection to his surroundings, is summed up in his declaration, "I should paint my own places best, painting is but another word for feeling".