Four O'Clock Train

© Estate of John W. McCoy. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduc…
© Estate of John W. McCoy
Four O'Clock Train
© Estate of John W. McCoy. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Four O'Clock Train

Datec. 1940-1941
Artist (American painter, 1910–1989)
(not assigned)Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA
MediumEgg tempera on Masonite™ panel
Dimensions18 × 35 1/4 in. (45.7 × 89.5 cm)
frame: 23 3/4 × 40 3/4 in. (60.3 × 103.5 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1941
Object number1941-2
On View
On view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextBorn in California and educated at Cornell University, John McCoy settled in Chadds Ford, marrying N.C. Wyeth's daughter, Ann. His depiction of the train which ran behind his house captures the stark beauty of Chadds Ford in winter.