Road to McVey's House

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Road to McVey's House

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1912 / 1915
Dimensions:
16 1/4 × 20 1/8 in. (41.3 × 51.1 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.66
Research Number: NCW: 66
InscribedLower right, below marks of original stretcher: N. C. W.; adhered to stretcher, label: N. C. WYETH 54863 / "Road to John McVey's House"
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to 1956; (Knoedler Galleries, New York, NY, 1956 - ca. 1968, no. 54863); H. Richard Dietrich, Philadelphia, PA, to 2007;
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, 1957, no. 14; Chadds Ford, PA, 1982, no. 35 on p. 54, illustration in b/w p. 56; Chadds Ford, PA, 1992; Chadds Ford, PA, 1997, no numbers; Portland, ME, 2000, no numbers, p. 57
References Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), L.79, p. 722, 723
Curatorial RemarksOriginally, the painting was of slightly smaller dimensions. Tack holes and stretcher marks are visible on surface of the picture.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Brandywine River Museum file photo