Constable’s White Horse: William Kentridge & Amiee Ng

William Kentridge & Amiee Ng

Hardcover | 17.78 x 0.64 x 22.86 cm | 72 pp | 38 colour illustrations

D Giles | 2021 | 9781911282709

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 Frick Collection CuratorAimee Ng, 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 favourite.

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.