Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

American, 1854-1932

Walter Launt Palmer was born in Albany, New York in 1854. He was the son of sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer, and thus grew up around art and artists. When Palmer was in his teens, he began his formal artistic training with portraitist Charles Elliot and the famed landscape painter Frederic Church. The young artist’s work was first accepted for the National Academy of Design show in 1872, when he was only eighteen years old. Palmer traveled to Europe and studied in Paris from 1873 to 1876. While there one of his masters was Emil Auguste Carolus-Duran, whose influence is apparent in the controlled quality of Palmer’s mature works. Upon his return from France, Palmer resided in New York City for a few years, and in 1882 returned to Albany. By this time a consummate landscape painter, Palmer saw the vivid color potential of the snow and used it to great advantage. The gossamer effect he achieves in his paintings comes from his ability to capture the play between color and reflective light. The effectiveness of Palmer’s technique reflects the influence of academic precision, oriental delicacy (Palmer traveled to the Far East in 1899), and impressionist effect. In his art he was always conscious of the avant-garde and apt to experiment with color; for instance, Palmer was one of the first American painters to use blue shadows in his paintings of snow, which was, at the time, almost revolutionary. Unlike the broadly painted vistas of many of his contemporaries, Palmer imbued his interior woodland scenes with a sense of intimacy; he sought to capture the exquisite detail of the landscape and render it as an expression of a quiet moment, fixing in time one’s personal recollections of wintry beauty. Palmer’s paintings can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Butler Institute of American Art, and the Albany Institute of History and Art.

Artist: Walter Launt Palmer

Walter Launt PalmerWinter Light

$145,000

Winter Light

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Winter Light Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 34 1 /2 x 39 1/2 inches Signed lower left: W L Palmer Provenance Ronald Mintz, Pennsylvania; Avery Gall...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Walter Launt PalmerBars of Light, 1906

$49,500

Bars of Light

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Walter Launt Palmer is best known as “the painter of the American Winter.” In Bars of Light, the cool areas of shade haphazardly crisscross and then blanket the warm sunlight on the ...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Walter Launt PalmerWinter Scene Oil Painting, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century

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Winter Scene Oil Painting, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in New York, NY

In this prototypical oil painting, Walter Launt Palmer's title as "the painter of the American winter" can be vividly and brilliantly seen. As an impressionist painter that emerged at the turn of the 20th century, Palmer took great interest in the picturesque American landscape, though he particularly focused on the rendering of this landscape glistening with snow. His pictures evoke an unreplicable natural serenity, and in this oil painting "The Winter Scene...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil

Guy Carleton WigginsWilliamsburg VA in Spring, 1957

$22,000

H 31.5 in W 43.5 in D 1.75 in

Williamsburg VA in Spring

By Guy Carleton Wiggins

Located in Milford, NH

A fine spring scene in historic Williamsburg, Virginia with the Governor’s Palace in the background by American artist Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962). Wiggins was born in Brooklyn,...

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1950s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Henry Ives Cobb Sr.Central Park, Cityscape with Figures by American Impressionist Painter, 1951

$1,800

H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in

Central Park, Cityscape with Figures by American Impressionist Painter

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Central Park" is a figurative cityscape of New York City by American Impressionist painter Henry Ives Cobb Sr. The painting is a 19 x 15 inches, gouache on board, framed, signed and...

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1950s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Henry Ward Ranger"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky, circa 1905

$6,500

H 17.5 in W 20 in

"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky

By Henry Ward Ranger

Located in New York, NY

Henry Ward Ranger Seascape, circa 1905 Estate stamp lower right Oil on academy board 11 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colon...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century California Mission Landscape

$600Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.5 in W 25 in D 1 in

Mid Century California Mission Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard

Theodore Ernest LangguthTaxco, Mexico - 1930's Figurative Village Landscape, 1936

$850

H 16.75 in W 13.88 in D 1 in

Taxco, Mexico - 1930's Figurative Village Landscape

By Theodore Ernest Langguth

Located in Soquel, CA

A vintage watercolor capturing a daily scene in the Spanish colonial town of Taxco, Mexico by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). Titled, dated and signed lower ma...

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1930s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Duane Albert Armstrong"China Rocks" Landscape, 1983

$2,500

H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 1.69 in

"China Rocks" Landscape

By Duane Albert Armstrong

Located in Soquel, CA

Serene atmospheric styled landscape scene of peaks in China with soft sunrise in the background by Duane Albert Armstrong (b. 1938), 1983. Signed and dated lower right and on verso. ...

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1980s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lawrence KelseyContemporary Impressionist Painting by Lawrence Kelsey 'The New 42nd Street', 2004-2005

$1,200

H 16.5 in W 20.5 in

Contemporary Impressionist Painting by Lawrence Kelsey 'The New 42nd Street'

By Lawrence Kelsey

Located in White Plains, NY

'The New 42nd Street' 2004-2005 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Gouache, 8 x 10.25 in. / Frame: 16.5 x 20.5 in. Depicting a night view of 42nd Street in New York City, this impr...

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Early 2000s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Gouache

Lawrence KelseyContemporary Impressionist Painting 'Signs and Lights on Broadway', 2005

$1,200

H 16.5 in W 20.5 in

Contemporary Impressionist Painting 'Signs and Lights on Broadway'

By Lawrence Kelsey

Located in White Plains, NY

'Signs and Lights on Broadway' 2005 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Gouache, 7.5 x 10 in. / Frame: 16.5 x 20.5 in. Depicting a night view of New York City, this impressionistic...

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Early 2000s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Gouache

Sunny Day in the Park, 1900

$3,975

H 29 in W 31 in D 2 in

Sunny Day in the Park

Located in Buffalo, NY

19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood...

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1890s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

André GissonAmerican Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape, Mid 20th Century

Sold|~~$3,000~~

H 30 in W 40 in D 1.13 in

American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape

By André Gisson

Located in Houston, TX

Early American Impressionist oil on canvas painting by New York born artist André Gisson. The work features a group of three women standing in an open field. The loose brushwork give...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frank S. HermannNew York Skyline the West Side with Hudson River - Vintage New York, 1935 circa

$6,500

H 13.5 in W 18.24 in

New York Skyline the West Side with Hudson River - Vintage New York

By Frank S. Hermann

Located in Miami, FL

Rooftop view of the upper West Side Manhattan as it looked in the 1930s. There is a rough indication of a billboard and a glimpse of the Hudson River. The cluster of buildings depic...

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1930s American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil, Gouache, Board

Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape

$15,000

H 27 in W 30 in

"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape

By Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer

Located in New York, NY

Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878 - 1962) Low Tide - Brittany, France Oil on canvasboard 18 x 21 1/2 inches Signed lower right Painter, printmaker, and teacher Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878-1962) was born in Le Havre, France and studied at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. She moved with her husband and fellow artist George Oberteuffer...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil, Board

Previously Available Items

Walter Launt PalmerSailing on the Laguna Veneta

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H 24.63 in W 34.63 in

Sailing on the Laguna Veneta

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in New York, NY

Signed lower left: W. L. PALMER.

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19th Century American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil

Walter Launt PalmerWinter Sunset

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H 17.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in

Winter Sunset

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Milford, NH

A serene winter landscape at sunset with cedar trees by American artist Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932). Palmer was born in Albany, New York, the son of sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer, and grew up surrounded by art and artists, with some of his early lessons from Charles Elliott and Frederick Church...

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Early 20th Century Tonalist Walter Launt Palmer Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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