Constable? A Landscape Rediscovered

The landscape in question is one of over thirty thousand works that reside within the Museum. The Museum continually cares for and researches these works so that their stories can be shared with visitors. A closer look at this painting prompted the Museum to dig deeper and reconsider the story it had to tell—a story about one painting, two painters, and a museum on a different continent.

Every work in the Museum’s Collection has the potential for rediscovery: ongoing research can reveal details about provenance, influences between artists, and connections with local, national, and international communities.

Runs September 7, 2018–February 17, 2019

Part of the season of home at the Museum

Image: Closeup of painting restoration by Mark F. Bockrath. Video still recorded by Pedro Guitierez and Clayton Backes, 2018, Milwaukee Art Museum.