Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Pyle's Barn
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1908 / 1912
Dimensions:
25 × 30 in. (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2419
Research Number: NCW: 2419
InscribedLower right: To MR. & MRS. HARRY PYLE Srs. / from N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pyle, Chadds Ford, PA
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), L.24, p. 708, 709
Curatorial RemarksThis and NCW 1068 are probably the earliest views of "Pyle's Barn," one of the artist's favorite motifs for over a decade. The barn was part of the property Wyeth rented in Chadds Ford from April 1908 to 1911; the Chadds Ford Pyles were not directly related to Howard Pyle.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:digital photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Giovanni Lunardi Photography, Sarasota, FL