Evening

Description

Early in his career, Palmer made cameo portraits-gems or shells carved in low relief. The delicate carving of his marble representations of Morning and Evening can probably be attributed to his early experience with cameos.

Provenance

(Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York).

Evening

Erastus Dow Palmer

c. 1850

Accession Number

1977.10.1

Medium

marble

Dimensions

Framed: 72 x 5 cm (28 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.); Diameter: 53.3 cm (21 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund