Samuel Palmer produced his most distinctive and influential work at Shoreham in Kent. He depicted visionary landscapes featuring pastoral subjects to express God’s abundance in nature. This harvesting scene is illuminated by a spectacular full moon. The village is shown protected by surrounding hills. Palmer’s experimental use of vivid colour conveys his ecstatic response to nature.
Harvest Moon, Shoreham, 1830-1831 by Samuel Palmer (1805-1881). Watercolour.
This small watercolour focuses on a spectacular full moon at harvest time. The harvesters wear brightly coloured smocks and move down the hillside towards the village.
Palmer has applied the rich watercolours with a thick brush over a very decisive drawing giving a dramatic intensity to the work.
Samuel Palmer is considered to be one of Britain’s most original artists, and a key figure in the Romantic movement.
This exhibit is currently on display. Ref CALMG : 1949.125.52
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery collection, bequest of Emily and Gordon Bottomley 1949
Image © Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
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