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The Golden Hour
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Samuel Palmer developed a personal and emotionally charged style of landscape painting that celebrated nature as the product of divine creation. This watercolor of a spectacularly colorful sunset over the hills of Surrey was painted by Palmer toward the end of his life. An autumn sky heavy with rows of cumulus clouds shimmers in a pattern of pink and amethyst, as slivers of golden light emanate from the setting sun. The idyllic landscape is an elegy not only to a passing day, but to the brevity of life itself.
| Artist / Maker | Samuel Palmer |
|---|---|
| Date | 1865 |
| Culture / Origin | England, 19th century |
| Medium | watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 25.6 x 35.4 cm (10 1/16 x 13 15/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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