Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
As he paused by the door with his head bowed, a firm, gentle hand was laid on his sleeve.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1917
Dimensions:
39 1/8 × 27 1/16 in. (99.4 × 68.7 cm)
Brandywine River Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
Accession number: 96.1.15
Research Number: NCW: 977
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.695, p. 360
Curatorial RemarksThe painting was photographed in 1969, one of approximately 3 dozen paintings from the artist's studio that had been stored unstretched (Brandywine River Museum, catalogue raisonné files).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer