John Constable
1776–1837
British
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Studying Nature
Slowing down to look closely at nature is an art. By examining the colors and shapes of birds or flowers, observing the effects of light at different moments, or noticing the ways a landscape can change over time, artists find inspiration in the natural world. This chapter introduces artists who are captivated by nature and study it closely.
John Constable depicted his native English countryside with fresh attention to atmosphere. Martin Johnson Heade and John James Audubon traveled widely to document birds in their natural habitats. Claude Monet cultivated his private gardens as subjects to contemplate, painting them in changing seasons. Georgia O’Keeffe found beautiful abstractions in the details of a single flower. Andy Goldsworthy uses natural materials to create sculptures that often become part of nature.
As you study the artists in this chapter, think about how artists help us see the natural world in new ways.
Martin Johnson Heade and John James Audubon
1819–1904 (Heade); 1785–1851 (Audubon)
American
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Claude Monet
1840–1926
French
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Georgia O'Keeffe
1887–1986
American
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Andy Goldsworthy
born 1956
British
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John Constable (6.6MB)
Martin Johnson Heade and John James Audubon (7.2MB)
Claude Monet (14.9MB)
Georgia O'Keeffe (10.9MB)
Andy Goldsworthy (6MB)
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Rembrandt van Rijn (10MB)
Canaletto and Giovanni Paolo Panini (11MB)
Jasper Francis Cropsey (12MB)
Thomas Moran and George Catlin (11MB)
Henri Matisse and André Derain (11MB)
George Bellows (14MB)
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Leonardo da Vinci (11MB)
Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun and Jacques-Louis David (8MB)
Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin (14MB)
Chuck Close (7MB)
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Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi (11MB)
Rogier van der Weyden and Raphael (13MB)
Peter Paul Rubens (9MB)
John Singleton Copley and Claude-Joseph Vernet (8MB)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (9MB)
Jacob Lawrence (8MB)
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Jan Steen and Hendrick Avercamp (14MB)
Osias Beert the Elder, Willem Claesz Heda, and Jan Davidsz de Heem (15MB)
Édouard Manet (10MB)
Mary Cassatt (11MB)
Winslow Homer (12MB)
Wayne Thiebaud (7MB)
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (12MB)
Johannes Vermeer (8MB)
Joseph Mallord William Turner (7MB)
Pablo Picasso (11MB)
Joan Miró (14MB)
Diego Rivera (11MB)
Romare Bearden (9MB)
Jackson Pollock (19MB)
Roy Lichtenstein (8MB)