Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Bright Cloud
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 x 7 1/4 inches (15.1 x 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in author's hand in graphite, bottom: "On those bright Italian days [...] white cloud near horizon lower edges or base obscure | [Effect] made by cloud cast shadows over landscape -- the rest as sunny | as possible -- the gray shadows of cloud almost as cool as [azure]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5097
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | sky | landscape
Associated Places:
Europe | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
William Wordsworth and the Age of English Romanticism (Indiana University Art Museum, 1988-01-27 - 1988-03-06)William Wordsworth and the Age of English Romanticism (Chicago Historical Society, 1988-04-06 - 1988-06-05)William Wordsworth and the Age of English Romanticism (New York Public Library, 1987-10-31 - 1988-01-02)
Publications:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, p. 330, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA)