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She married Michael Ancher in 1880. Going through the Homework (1885), Evening Prayer (1888) & Haircut (1886). These are amongst her more traditional scenes.
She travelled to Paris & studied under Puvis de Chavannes with Marie Triepcke Krøyer who would marry Peder Krøyer, another member of the Skagen Group. Little Girls with Cod (c1880), Kitty Kielland, Paris, Blind Ane (1882) & Interior (1885-90)
1923 saw the publication of his illustrations for Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Poe. This made his name & demonstrated his ability to stand comparison with Beardsley. The images are brilliant, unsettling & magnificent
He was obliged to work as a drawing master to try & make ends meet. Summer Storm (c1851). Ironically, he is now one of the most beloved English painters - but he spent much of his life in poverty. That he kept painting is a mark of his passion & need to express himself.
His landscapes are a harmonious marriage of wondrous skies & carefully observed trees & fields. Sunset (Engraving, 1850), Harvesting (1851) & Landscape with Watermill (c1855)
Palmer was a big believer in plein air painting. He has left us detailed sketch books. View from Rook’s Hill, Kent (1843), Evening in Italy (1845), Christian Descending into the Valley of Humiliation (1848) & Kensington Gardens (c1848)
Light was his subject & he captured it with nostalgic tenderness. The Shearers (1834), A Cow Lodge with a Mossy Roof (c1829), Pear Tree in a Walled Garden (c1829) & The Bridge At Shoreham (c1829)
I can’t tell you how much I love this illumination from the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany (1503-8). It’s an image of Mark the Evangelist with his symbol. The lion looks like they’ve been caught fiddling the books & he’s considering a future career as a Yeti...
The finest of the Cottage Series is The Cottage Girl in @NGIreland - it is a masterpiece of honesty & empathy. Girl with Pigs (1782), The Mall (1783) & The Cottage Girl (1783)
In later life he was influenced by Murilllo & set out to paint his romantic Cottage Series. These were a pastoral homage to his vision of English rural life. Portrait of a Lady in Blue (1777-9), The Cottage Door (c1778) & Mrs Baker (1781)