Artist:
John W. McCoy
(American, 1910 - 1989)
Brandywine at Twin Bridges
Medium: Egg tempera on Renaissance panel
Date: 1953
Dimensions:
22 7/8 × 30 in. (58.1 × 76.2 cm)
Accession number: 92.9
Copyright: © John W. McCoy Estate
Label Copy:
John McCoy was dedicated to expressing his emotional responses to the natural world, believing in the power of art and nature. He captured the atmospheric subtleties of the rural countryside of Pennsylvania and the coast of Maine, expressing through light and color the transient mood of the landscape. Pictured here is Twin Bridges—once a covered span—that crosses the Brandywine just south of Chadds Ford.
John McCoy was dedicated to expressing his emotional responses to the natural world, believing in the power of art and nature. He captured the atmospheric subtleties of the rural countryside of Pennsylvania and the coast of Maine, expressing through light and color the transient mood of the landscape. Pictured here is Twin Bridges—once a covered span—that crosses the Brandywine just south of Chadds Ford.
Curatorial RemarksJohn McCoy’s landscapes of this region engender his love for its beauty and the characteristics that make it unique. Twin Bridges, once a covered span, crosses the Brandywine just south of Chadds Ford. In a style similar to the pared-down approach of his sister-in-law Carolyn Wyeth, McCoy used thinly applied tempera paint to portray the water in a somber mood and to emphasize the twisted tree branches silhouetted against sky and water.
The Conservancy is currently leading an effort to create a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places that encompasses the land around the Twin Bridges. Much of the landscape within the proposed district has been permanently protected by Conservancy easements.
The Conservancy is currently leading an effort to create a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places that encompasses the land around the Twin Bridges. Much of the landscape within the proposed district has been permanently protected by Conservancy easements.