| The Haywain by John Constable is such a comfortingly familiar image of rural Britain that it is difficult to believe it was ever regarded as a revolutionary painting, but in this film, made in conjunction with a landmark exhibition at the V&A, Alastair Sooke discovers that Constable was painting in a way that was completely new and groundbreaking at the time. Through experimentation and innovation, he managed to make a sublime art from humble things and, though he struggled in his own country during his lifetime, his genius was surprisingly widely admired in France. |
| Release Date: |
Sep 07, 2014 |
| Director: |
Spike Geilinger
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| Writer: |
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| Genres: |
Documentary
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| Keywords |
countryside,
artist,
art,
english village,
suffolk, england,
english masters
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| Production Companies |
BBC Four
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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| Updates |
Updated: Feb 15, 2026
Entered: May 12, 2024
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