Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010812Evening
About the Artwork
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, NY). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, purchased in 1977.
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817–1904)
- Date
- c. 1850
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Framed: 72 x 5 cm (28 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.); Diameter: 53.3 cm (21 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 1977.10.1
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