George Herbert McCord New York/New Jersey (1848-1909) FARMYARD oil on canvas, framed, signed: lower left, G.H. McCord ANA H14 1/4" W24 1/8" *Note: Sold to benefit the South Carolina Chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati. *Artist biography: George McCord is known mainly for atmospheric marine and landscape paintings in oil, pastel, and watercolor and for black and white drawings. He was born in New York City and remained primarily a resident in Brooklyn although he traveled widely. From 1883 he had a studio in Morristown, New Jersey, and he was part of the second generation of Hudson River School painters. He studied at the Hudson River Institute, the Claverack Academy in Claverack, New York and with Samuel Morse and James Fairman. By 1870, he was exhibiting at the National Academy of Design. He made frequent sketching trips in New England, Canada, Florida and the Upper Mississippi and participated in one of the exclusive excursions sponsored by the Santa Fe Railroad to paint the Grand Canyon. He also was part of a special Erie Canal painting trip, and he was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to paint the scenery around his castle in Cluny, Scotland. He lived for three years in Venice and later in Paris. In 1880, he was elected an Associate of the National Academy and had many exhibitions throughout the country. Source: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art.