Artwork
Side of a Greenhouse
Side of a Greenhouse is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist George Cochran Lambdin. It dates from 1875 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a work classified within the still-life genre, the subject matter focuses on the botanical elements arranged within the composition.
George Cochran Lambdin's 1875 oil painting, Side of a Greenhouse, is a still life that depicts flowers. As a work classified within the still-life genre, the subject matter focuses on the botanical elements arranged within the composition. The title suggests the setting is a greenhouse, framing the flowers as subjects cultivated in a controlled environment. The work represents the artistic interest in floral subjects prevalent in 19th-century American art.
Technique & Style
George Cochran Lambdin's Side of a Greenhouse (1875) is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 101.6 cm in height and 78.7 cm in width. Classified within the still-life genre, the painting depicts floral subjects, consistent with the artist's focus on botanical arrangements during this period.
The piece is housed in the American Wing collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is identified as a painting by Lambdin. The medium and support align with standard 19th-century American still-life practices, utilizing oil on canvas to render the depicted flowers.
History & Provenance
Side of a Greenhouse is an oil on canvas work by George Cochran Lambdin dated to 1875. The painting entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is classified within The American Wing and held as a still life depicting flowers.
No information is available in the provided sources regarding a commission, prior ownership chain, intermediate collectors, or acquisition circumstances preceding its arrival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it is accessioned as 1975.1.209. It was painted in 1875 and measures 101.6 cm in height and 78.7 cm in width.
The painting has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is catalogued as part of the museum’s holdings.
Overview
George Cochran Lambdin’s 1875 oil on canvas, Side of a Greenhouse, presents a quiet interior view of a greenhouse wall. Sunlight filters through glass, illuminating climbing roses that cascade in shades of pink, red and white. The composition is a still‑life that captures the delicate interplay of light, foliage and architecture, offering a restrained yet detailed glimpse of a cultivated space.
Artist & collection
Artist
George Cochran Lambdin (1830–1896) was an American artist, born in Pittsburgh.
Flowers in a Cut Glass Vase
Kukkia
Branches fleuries et Fleurs
Roses, Poppy, Pelargonia, Delphinium and Calceolarias in a Glass Vase
Flowers
Flowers (Сamellias, Tulips,Irises and Other Flowers in Two Pots)
Kukkia lasissa
Vase of Flowers
A Potted Fuchsia with Children's Toys
Ghiveci cu garoafe
Hollyhocks- Flowers in Greenhouse