Constable’s White Horse (Frick Diptych)

Designed to foster critical engagement and interest the specialist and non-specialist alike, each book in the Frick Diptych series illuminates a single work in the Frick’s rich collection with an essay by a Frick curator paired with a contribution from a contemporary artist or writer.
The White Horse (1819) by John Constable (1776 1837) is the first of the series of the six-footers, monumental landscapes of the English countryside that would become the artist’s most famous works. Constable described the scene as a placid representation of a serene, grey morning, summer. Years later, he said, there are generally in the life of an artist perhaps one, two or three pictures, on which hang more than usual interest - this is mine .
An essay by Aimee Ng, Frick Curator, paired with a contribution by artist William Kentridge bring to life one of Constable’s most serene depictions of rural life, the artist’s personal favorite. AUTHORS: William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist whose work spans a diverse range of artistic media such as drawing, performance, film, printmaking, sculpture and painting. Kentridge has also directed a number of acclaimed operas and theatrical productions.
Aimee Ng is a curator at The Frick Collection, New York, and is a specialist in Italian Renaissance art. 38 colour illustrations