Bertha’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Fragment (Skirt)
Designed by Bertha Honoré Palmer (American, 1850–1918) Belgium, Brussels

Bertha Honoré Palmer Correspondence Collection
Bertha Honoré Palmer (1850-1918) Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Camille Claudel (1864-1943) Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) Sara Hallowell Mary Fairchild MacMonnies Low (1866-1946) Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)

Mrs. Potter Palmer
Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)

Mrs. Potter Palmer
Hiram Powers (American, 1805–1873)

Mr. Potter Palmer
Hiram Powers (American, 1805–1873)

Mrs. Potter Palmer
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

The Early Ploughman
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

Christmas
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

The Skylark
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

Evening in Italy—the Deserted Villa
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

The Bull
Paulus Potter Dutch, 1625-1654

Sunset
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

View from Wilmots Hill, Kent
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

A Snowy Morning
Fanny F. Palmer (American, born England, 1812-1876) published by Currier and Ives (American, 1857-1907)

The Lonely Tower
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881

Space Walk (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Sue Thatcher Palmer (English, born 1947) Produced by Warner Fabrics, plc England, London

Lake at Appledale
Walter Launt Palmer American, 1854-1932

Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

Mrs. Potter Palmer
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920