A
Pastoral Scene by Samuel
Palmer
Ink and
gouache on card
Born January 27th Newington,
London and died May 24th in Redhill, Surrey.
From my limited experience with
ink work and mono printing, I am astounded at this piece of art. It’s undoubtedly
an impressive masterpiece. The figures vaguely visible in the foreground of the
print suggest a farming theme, including the ploughed field in the background.
The basic colours used create a moonlit atmosphere. The light cast upon the
landscape by the moon in the sky creates I think a striking contrast between
light and dark.
There is activity in the field
further back, harvesting of some kind. I like how bus y this print is, not only
with movement and figures, but also the amount of small, intricate detail that
has been included. Very nearly every branch, leave and tree is visible.
I like this piece of art a lot.
It is simple in a lot of ways, but contains enough detail to really convey an
interesting landscape.
