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."
Creator Biography
James Stark, English, 1794–1859 (painter).
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.