Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
title unknown (boy carrying fishing pole and Coca-Cola bottles, accompanied by dog)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1936
Dimensions:
41 x 27 1/2 in. (104.1 x 69.8 cm), approximate sight size
Private collection
Used by permission, Courtesy of The Coca-Cola Company Archives
Accession number: SUPP2000.515
Research Number: NCW: 515
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceThe Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA; Private collection, Atlanta, GA, and descended in family
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 290; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.107, p. 672
Curatorial RemarksPartial text below calendar image: "The creator of this pictorial tribute to the young fisherman is Mr. N. C. Wyeth, mural painter and well known illustrator of many juvenile classics. His natural and sympathetic interest in children and his ability to catch upon canvas their active life, appearance, and moods are manifested in the above painting." The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth collection includes a study (NCW 1462) of the boy's hand holding the two bottles.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Michael McKelvey Photography