Snow Field, Morning, Roxbury

Executed in oil, the painting employs thin glazes to build luminous layers, a method La Farge would later refine in his stained‑glass work. The restrained palette of whites, grays, and muted blues creates depth through tonal modulation, while the beveled wooden support contributes a slight texture that interacts with the glazed surface.

Created early in La Farge’s career, the piece predates his later fame as a muralist and stained‑glass innovator, for which he secured a patent on layered glass techniques. After changing hands among private collectors, the painting entered the Art Institute of Chicago’s holdings, where it remains on view as an example of his formative American Impressionist period.