Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Untitled

Artist William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)

Dateca. 1884-89

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (22.2 x 38.7 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price

Object number94.24.81

Terms

Cattle
Suns
Cloud
Skies
Yellow
Blue
Pink
Gray
Dark Green
Brown
Naturalist
Pennsylvania

On View

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: 10/05/2005