John Constable's earliest dated picture offered without reserve
June 16 2025
Picture: Christie's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Christie's London will be offered John Constable's earliest dated painting in their upcoming Old Masters, 19th Century Paintings and Drawings from a Private Collection: Selling without Reserve sale on 2nd July 2025. As you'll see from the Literature list, Moonlight landscape, with Hadleigh Church in the distance is a rather important and iconic picture in Constable's oeuvre due to its early dating and reliance on Rubens' Landscape by Moonlight (now in the Courtauld Institute, but formerly owned by Sir Joshua Reynolds).
The picture will carry an estimate of £30,000 - £50,000, but, as it is being sold 'without reserve' - you might be able to pick it up for a song!
