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Bust of Flora
1857
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Palmer, who was self-taught, was among the first American sculptors to break with the prevailing neoclassical style and adopt a more naturalistic approach.
A version of this bust (likely in plaster or clay) was first exhibitied in New York in 1856, and a first marble version made soon after. The sculptor's account book shows that William T. Walters payed $600 for a second marble version of this work in 1858. It appears that four were made in this medium, the final being cut in 1871.
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Details
- Title: Bust of Flora
- Creator: Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817-1904)
- Date Created: 1857
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Sculptor: Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817-1904)
- Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1858, by purchase from artist for $600; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: busts; portraits
- Medium: white marble
- Inscriptions: [Signature] E. D. Palmer. Sc. 1857
- Exhibitions: American Artists Abroad: Works from the Permanent Collection . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014., Erastus Dow Palmer: A Native American Neoclassical Sculptor. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1983-1984.
- Dimensions: H: 17 x W: 11 9/16 x D: 7 1/2 in. (43.2 x 29.4 x 19 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1858
- Classification: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 28.12
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