Winter Stream at Sunset
Signed lower left: W. L. PALMER
Description
The fondness for detail seen in Walter L. Palmer’s earlier interiors translated well to his landscapes, as every rock, twig, and snow-laden tree branch play a role in his carefully arranged winter symphonies. His textural brushwork and masterful understanding of sunlight, shadow, and color relationships enhance the understated beauty of the season. Winter Stream at Sunset contains all these celebrated elements of Palmer’s best work.
Provenance
Private collection, Morristown, New Jersey
To private collection, 1984
With Sotheby’s, New York, November 2007
To private collection, Loudoun County, Virginia, November 2007 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
Sotheby’s barcode labels from 2007 auction tacked verso
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting was conserved in 2008 during which the canvas was strip-lined to address weakening of the tacking edges. The painting was also cleaned to remove old, yellowed varnish and minor in-paint was done to the extreme edges (very little in-paint is perceivable under UV light).
Frame Details
Description
The fondness for detail seen in Walter L. Palmer’s earlier interiors translated well to his landscapes, as every rock, twig, and snow-laden tree branch play a role in his carefully arranged winter symphonies. His textural brushwork and masterful understanding of sunlight, shadow, and color relationships enhance the understated beauty of the season. Winter Stream at Sunset contains all these celebrated elements of Palmer’s best work.
Provenance
Private collection, Morristown, New Jersey
To private collection, 1984
With Sotheby’s, New York, November 2007
To private collection, Loudoun County, Virginia, November 2007 to present
Inscriptions
Labels
Sotheby’s barcode labels from 2007 auction tacked verso
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting was conserved in 2008 during which the canvas was strip-lined to address weakening of the tacking edges. The painting was also cleaned to remove old, yellowed varnish and minor in-paint was done to the extreme edges (very little in-paint is perceivable under UV light).
