Untitled
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1884-89
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (22.2 x 38.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.81
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas of a sunset; the pink and blue clouds set against the yellow sky comprises most of the canvas. A dark pasture in foreground with cattle grazing covers the bottom quarter of the painting.Label TextWilliam Trost Richards American (1833-1905) Untitled, ca. 1884-89 Oil on canvas Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.81 This scene of pastured cattle against a delicate sunset probably represents Pennsylvania farm country along the Brandywine River. Richards's purchase of a house in Chester County in 1884 refreshed and restored his interest in pastoral subjects. After a brief journey through his new environs, he wrote, "Everywhere there are pictures which make me impatient for next summer." Edited By: DS Edited Date: 08/2005 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 10/05/2005ProvenanceThe artist; descended through the family; Edith Ballinger Price, William Trost Richards's granddaughter; Gift of Edith Ballinger Price to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1994. Exhibition History"Hidden Treasures: The Art of William Trost Richards," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., October 2, 1993 - January 2, 1994. (Exh. cat. no. 16) "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. Published ReferencesMartha N. Hagood and Jefferson C. Harrison, _American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_ (Norfolk, Va.: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005), 98-99, no. 60. ISBN: 0-940744-71-6
