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Samuel Palmer — Opening the Fold
Samuel Palmer

Opening the Fold

1880

Palmer's characteristic combination of precise observation and mystical atmosphere transforms a simple pastoral scene into a meditation on shepherding as both literal work and spiritual metaphor.

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etching

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Samuel Palmer, Opening the Fold, 1880

Palmer's characteristic combination of precise observation and mystical atmosphere transforms a simple pastoral scene into a meditation on shepherding as both literal work and spiritual metaphor.

Medium
etching
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Pastoral, Serene, Etching, Landscape, Nature, British, Rural, Figurative, Romantic

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