Form and Content in Western Art
Space - Page 14 of 22



Clear spatial demarcations are rare in a painting. More often the exact spatial divisions are less apparent, as in "The Haywain" by the 19th century English artist John Constable.

Depending upon how you visualize the spatial divisions, the cart in this painting could be said to be in the foreground or the middleground.

Click on the buttons to see the different demarcations.

John Constable
"The Haywain"