Samuel Palmer

Samuel Palmer (British, 1805-1881) Opening the Fold, or Early Morning (Lister 13) Etching, 1880, state eight of ten, with two lines of verse added in the lower margin 'And folded flocks were loose to browse anew, O'er mountain thyme or trefoil wet with dew', as published in the second edition of 'An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil' by the artist in 1884, on watermarked laid, with wide margins, 152 x 215mm (6 x 8 1/2in)(PL) (unframed)

Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) The Early Ploughman (Lister 9) etching, 1861-68, on watermarked laid paper, fifth state (of nine), signed in pencil, from the private press edition before the edition published by Homerton, trimmed outside the plate mark, narrow margins, in very good condition, framed P. 130 x 198 mm., S. 178 x 257 mm.

661. Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) Sunset, the Campagna and Aquaducts, Rome, watercolour and gouache over pencil, heightened with touches of gold, [Lister 381], 14.5 x 40.5cm (5 3/4 x 15 7/8 in), unframed. Provenance: Graves Art Gallery (dealers), Birmingham; Worton family collection; Christie's, London, November 14th, 1967, lot 132; Christie's, London, November 20th, 1984, lot 116. Exhibited: Society of Painters in Watercolours, 1843, no. 312. Raymond Lister states the composition, which lends itself perfectly to Palmer's 'little long' format, was based on studies made during his honeymoon in Italy with Hannah Linnell, in 1837-9, and, therefore, dates it to 1843, the year of its first exhibition, along with a similarly derived work, The Colosseum and Alban Mount, which was no. 56 in the exhibition, and is now in the Ashmolean Museum.

Lot 1539 Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) etching, The Morning of Life, State VII, signed in the plate and numbered 13, 5.75 x 8.5in. Estimate £300-500 Paper very slightly discoloured, not laid down. a few small damp spots. Mount within half an inch of the plate mark. Slim wood frame. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.

SAMUEL PALMER The Early Ploughman. Etching, 1861. 133x197 mm; 5 3/8x7 7/8 inches, wide margins. Ninth state (of 9). Printed by Frank Short, Martie Hardie and Frank Griggs and initialed by each in pencil, lower left. A very good, richly-inked and luminous impression. Lister 9. Estimate $1,200-1,800