Dr Robert Bohanさんのイラストまとめ

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

Palmer died in 1881, aged 76. The Shadowy Stream (1880s), Sunset (c1861), The Morning of Life (Etching, 1861) & Tintern Abbey at Sunset (1861). His work is an elegiac triumph & memorable in its tenebrous artistry.

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 genius & need to express himself.

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)

He travelled to Wales & Devon. The Waterfalls, Pistil Mawddach, N Wales (1835-6), Llywyngwynedd & Part of Llyn-y-ddina (1835), N Coast of Devon with Lundy Island (c1835) & Harlech Castle (c1830-60s). He was continuing the tradition of artists exploring Burke’s sublime & beautiful

Palmer moved to London in 1835. In order to improve his commercial success he painted more conventional work. Timber Wagon (nd) is a transitional work where his interest in the Romantic intersects with the classical view of 19th century landscape.

His images have grown in popularity in the 20th C. It’s often the case that artists are drawn to the tradition of the countryside at times of great social change. Harvesters by Firelight (1830), The Timber Wain (1833-4), The Barns (1820-30s) & The Golden Valley (nd)

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)

Palmer was born in London & grew up in a religious family. He was a child prodigy & exhibited at the RA at the age of 14. He was friends with John Linnell & Met William Blake who inspired him. Self-Portrait (c1824-5), Sketch from Sion Park (1819) & Hailsham Sussex (1821)

These too are images of soldiers on the way to the front. They are both sensual depiction but also lyrical poems to the innocence of youth. An innocence that would be impossible after the Great War. An unprecedented vision of sexuality that was impossible outside of war