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The Meadows

1897
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
This tonal landscape with its simplified composition and attention to mood is an early example of Lathrop's work in oil, a medium he adopted in the late 1890s after a long career as an etcher and watercolorist. Like most of his paintings, it was probably executed from memory rather than nature. This has also been called "The Lonely Pasture."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Meadows
  • Artist: William Langson Lathrop (American, Warren, Illinois 1859–1938 Montauk, New York)
  • Date: 1897
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 26 1/8 in. (46.4 x 66.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.88
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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