Palmer River
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61.6 × 86.6 cm (24 1/4 × 34 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as the Gift of Gerald Spears
Accession Number
2021.11.1
Art Historical Context
Edward Mitchell Bannister's *Palmer River* (1885), an oil on canvas measuring 61.6 × 86.6 cm, invites viewers into the tranquil beauty of New England's waterways. This evocative landscape, now housed in the National Gallery Art's collection through the generous gift of Gerald Spears, captures the gentle flow of the Palmer River—likely inspired by the artist's adopted home in Providence, Rhode Island. Bannister, a masterful tonalist, renders the scene with soft, atmospheric light that blurs the boundaries between water, sky, and shore, evoking a profound sense of harmony with nature. As one of...