The Letters Of Samuel Palmer: Volume I 1814-1859
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few windows into the soul of a great artist are as intimate and illuminating as his private correspondence, and the letters of Samuel Palmer — the visionary English Romantic painter and printmaker — offer precisely that. Spanning the formative years of 1814 to 1859, this first volume chronicles Palmer's artistic development, his profound friendships, and his deeply held spiritual convictions, revealing the man behind the hauntingly luminous landscapes that defined the Shoreham period and beyond. Edited with scholarly precision by Raymond Lister, the collection presents a rich tapestry of Palmer's inner world, from his youthful reverence for William Blake to his mature reflections on nature, faith, and the creative life. Lister's meticulous editorial work situates each letter within its biographical and historical context, making this volume an indispensable resource for students and admirers of 19th-century British art. Palmer's prose is by turns lyrical, passionate, and fiercely intellectual, mirroring the same visionary intensity that animates his celebrated paintings and etchings. Published by the prestigious Clarendon Press, Oxford, this authoritative edition stands as a landmark in the study of Romantic art and correspondence — leaving the reader to wonder what further revelations await in the volumes yet to come.
Author: Raymond Lister (Editor)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Clarendon Press, Oxford
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few windows into the soul of a great artist are as intimate and illuminating as his private correspondence, and the letters of Samuel Palmer — the visionary English Romantic painter and printmaker — offer precisely that. Spanning the formative years of 1814 to 1859, this first volume chronicles Palmer's artistic development, his profound friendships, and his deeply held spiritual convictions, revealing the man behind the hauntingly luminous landscapes that defined the Shoreham period and beyond. Edited with scholarly precision by Raymond Lister, the collection presents a rich tapestry of Palmer's inner world, from his youthful reverence for William Blake to his mature reflections on nature, faith, and the creative life. Lister's meticulous editorial work situates each letter within its biographical and historical context, making this volume an indispensable resource for students and admirers of 19th-century British art. Palmer's prose is by turns lyrical, passionate, and fiercely intellectual, mirroring the same visionary intensity that animates his celebrated paintings and etchings. Published by the prestigious Clarendon Press, Oxford, this authoritative edition stands as a landmark in the study of Romantic art and correspondence — leaving the reader to wonder what further revelations await in the volumes yet to come.