A Suffolk Stream

Creator

• James Stark

Creator Biography

James Stark, English, 1794–1859 (painter).

Preview

Geography

England

Culture

English

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

With frame: 25 7/8 × 32 × 2 1/2 in. (65.8 × 81.3 × 6.3 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.392

Provenance

Purchased by David P. Harris from "MORONY GALLERIES / 3208 "O" STREET, N.C. / WASHINGTON 7, D. C." in Washington, D.C. in 1962.

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Lower left corner of painting: "Stark" (possibly with a "J" that cuts through the "S")

Center of lower frame: "A Suffolk Stream / J. STARK"

Sticker on back of frame, lower edge: "ROBERT NURSE, / CARVER, GILDER, PICTURE AND GLASS FRAME / MANUFACTURER. / PURFLEET STREET KINGS LYNN / DEALER IN OIL PAINTINGS & ENGRAVINGS. / A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND, BY THE BEST MASTERS. / Gilt Framed Chimney Glasses, of the Newest Designs, in all sizes. / LADIES' EMBROIDERY FRAMED & GLAZED, / OR MADE UP WITH WALNUT OR GILT FURNITURE."

Yellow sticker on back of frame, corner: "279 / 011 / SECURITY / Wash., D. C."

Description

A stream runs across the bottom of the painting and under a stone bridge on the left half of the scene. In between the bridge and a small cottage on the right rise two trees, leaves changing color, that extend into the blue sky. The background is lined with trees, still green, over which cumulus clouds emerge.