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| Title | Stormy Weather | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Armandi, Polermo (Italian artist, active late 19th century) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1860 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1880 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | An Italian landscape painter, active in the middle and late nineteenth century, Armandi was influenced by Corot and the Barbizon School. This scene of a cottage and meadow beneath a stormy sky is typical of his work, recalling the work of Constable, a major influence on the Barbizon painters. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1043 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'P. Armandi' | |
| Subject | landscape (countryside, storm) | |
| Measurements | 11 x 20 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. G. Graves 1943. | |
| Provenance | E.V. Lucas, sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1919, purchased by J. G. Graves. | |
| Notes | Back 'Christies 734x, Brought in by E.V. Lucas of 176 Victoria St. SW1, 18 pictures, sold July 14 1919, no ref' | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Alastair Smith | |