Study for a Landscape Mural (stream and cows)

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Study for a Landscape Mural (stream and cows)

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1927
Dimensions:
17 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (43.5 × 26.4 cm)

Brandywine Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jones, 1981

Accession number: 81.32.1
Label Copy:
Little is known about this landscape study, probably for an architectural setting. The original owner of the panels ultimately became the Coca-Cola Company’s fourth chairman of the board; in the 1930s Wyeth did many images advertising the soft drink. Letters descended in the owner’s family suggest that the design was originally planned for a "back-bar" behind a soda fountain, however, no archival material proves the design was executed.
Research Number: NCW: 886
ProvenanceHarrison Jones, Atlanta, GA; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jones, Atlanta, GA, to 1981
References Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), M.39, p. 616, 617
Curatorial RemarksThe original owner of these panels ultimately became the Coca-Cola Company's fourth chairman of the board; letters from family members suggest that the design was intended to be used as a "back-bar" behind a soda fountain, however, there is no archival material to verify actual use (Brandywine River Museum of Art curatorial files). The design could also have been a border for printed advertising, or intended for room decoration.) Five individual panels comprise the conception and are ordered by a continuation of the cloud design. This image occupies the extreme left position.
Prior to 1992, the canvas support was mounted to hardboard; conservation treatment in 1992 included wax lining and a new stretcher.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer