24/09/2022
...And with these leaves it is thus deemed autumn! 🍁 🍂
Happy First Day of Fall from the allegorical "Autumn Scattering Leaves"—a watercolor originally intended to be stained glass.
Along with Louis C. Tiffany, John La Farge was a pioneer of stained-glass design in the United States, and watercolor was especially well suited for developing the designs because its transparency could mimic the glowing, gem-like tones of glass.
"Autumn Scattering Leaves" was originally created as a stained-glass window proposal for a private home on Long Island. Though the patrons chose a different design in the end, La Farge exhibited this dreamy watercolor as an independent work.
🎨 John La Farge (American, 1835–1910). Autumn Scattering Leaves, ca. 1900. Watercolor and gouache on paper.
