The artwork titled “East Bergholt Rectory” was created by John Constable in 1810, exemplifying the Romanticism art movement. This landscape painting is rendered in oil on canvas and has dimensions of 15.3 x 24.5 cm. It is housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, located in Philadelphia, PA, US.
The artwork captures a serene, rural landscape at sunset or sunrise, rich with the warm glow of the sky. The sky itself is a dramatic element in the composition, dominated by intense shades of red and orange, interspersed with darker, sober streaks that suggest the movement of clouds. In the middle distance, one can discern the outline of buildings that likely form part of the rectory, nestled among the dark forms of trees and foliage. The landscape below is depicted in darker tones, giving the impression of the earth cooling as day transitions to night or warming as night transitions to day. A sense of tranquility and the sublime beauty of nature is pervasive in this composition, both hallmarks of the Romantic aesthetic.