Book Review: Susan Owens's 'John Constable's Four Seasons' Explores the Painter's Relationship with Weather and Place
A book review of art historian Susan Owens's new book about British landscape painter John Constable, which narrates his story through his relationship to weather, place, and time. The book is described as exquisitely illustrated.
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Art historian Susan Owens's exquisitely illustrated new book narrates the painter’s story through his relationship to weather, place, and time.
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