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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Alastair Sooke
Crew: Spike Geilinger (Director), Harry Bell (Executive Producer), Spike Geilinger (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC Four
Runtime: 58 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 07, 2014
IMDb: 10
