Samuel Palmer
English, 1805–1881
The Setting Sun
c. 1862
| Medium | watercolor and gouache, with touches of shell gold and scraping, on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 20 11/16 x 28 9/16 in. (52.5 x 72.5 cm) Frame: 33 7/8 x 41 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (86 x 104.5 x 2.9 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.91 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Samuel Palmer, The Setting Sun, c. 1862, watercolor and gouache, with touches of shell gold and scraping, on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.91
Select Bibliography
Leger Galleries. Samuel Palmer. Exhibition catalogue. London: Leger Galleries, 1992.
Lister, Raymond. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Samuel Palmer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Moore, Susan. "Taste of the Unexpected." Financial Times. Weekend Section. 06/06/1992.
Leger Galleries. English Watercolours and Drawings. Leger Galleries, November 13-December 24, 1985. 1985.
Dorment, Richard. "King of the English Ancients". 1985.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Brian G. Hamilton (1948–1968); private collection, sold to Leger, 1985; [Leger Galleries, sold to private collection, 1985]; private collection (1985–1992, sold to Leger); [Leger Galleries, 1992, sold to Manton, June 1992]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1992–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
