Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
untitled (Bill Loper's house, Chadds Ford)
Alternate Title(s):Brick House at Chadds Ford
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: not dated
Dimensions:
25 × 30 1/4 in. (63.5 × 76.8 cm)
Private collection, West Chester, PA
Accession number: SUPP2000.1730
Research Number: NCW: 1730
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (by Andrew Wyeth)
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth, to mid to late 1970s; Private collection; (Gallery Mayo, Richmond, VA, May 1995, as "Brick House at Chadds Ford"); (ptng. advertised by Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE, May 1995; Schoonover Studios Ltd., Wilmington, DE, Sept. 1995; Greshville Antiques, Boyertown, PA, Dec. 1995)
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), L.11, p. 705
Curatorial RemarksThe location of this painting was identified by Andrew Wyeth, who also stated that he had signed the work before it left the Wyeth family (John R. Schoonover to Gene Harris, Oct. 2, 1995, Brandywine River Museum catalogue raisonne files). The painting may be no. 73, "Bill Loper House," in the early 1970s inventory Carolyn Wyeth did of paintings in her father's studio, however the height dimension on the inventory card is 20, not 25, inches. Stylistically the painting appears to be an early view in Chadds Ford; there is no archival authority for an exact date.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 4/23/2004