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Ahead Rode a Keen-Eyed Man
Ahead Rode a Keen-Eyed Man
Ahead Rode a Keen-Eyed Man
(American, 1882 - 1945)

Ahead Rode a Keen-Eyed Man

Oil on canvas
1908
10 1/2 x 36 1/4 in
SUPP2000.41
Private collection
Not on view
Quite Oblivious to the Keen Wind
Quite Oblivious to the Keen Wind
N.C. Wyeth
1908
After their manner, they had turned their tails to the wind, and were drifting ahead of the storm.
After their manner, they had turned their tails to the wind, and were drifting ahead of the storm.
N.C. Wyeth
1908
While the soldiers pressed for a closer view, and a thrill of expectancy ran through them all, Jehoiada led Joash out from behind the pillar. A trembling little fellow, a wondering, wide-eyed lad, but a son of the line of David, every inch a king!
While the soldiers pressed for a closer view, and a thrill of expectancy ran through them all, Jehoiada led Joash out from behind the pillar. A trembling little fellow, a wondering, wide-eyed lad, but a son of the line of David, every inch a king!
N.C. Wyeth
1929
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
Jonathan shot, as he walked along, and the boy, running ahead, picked up the arrows and brought them back. And when they were out of sight of the court, they went toward a rock named Ezel, accessible from the wilderness and not far from the road. There David had hidden, straining his ears for the words that might mean life or death
N.C. Wyeth
1929
That endless stream across the Dubuque ferry was flowing on ahead of me, and the fast-going part of it was passing me every hour like swift schooners outstripping a slow, round-bellied Dutch square-rigger
That endless stream across the Dubuque ferry was flowing on ahead of me, and the fast-going part of it was passing me every hour like swift schooners outstripping a slow, round-bellied Dutch square-rigger
N.C. Wyeth
1921
The Hag of the Rock An old, old woman, gray-eyed, hook-nosed, wrinkled, was sitting on the rock and busily spinning.
The Hag of the Rock
An old, old woman, gray-eyed, hook-nosed, wrinkled, was sitting on the rock and busily spinning.
N.C. Wyeth
1912
It was a magnificent finale, a sight for men and gods. Like the wind he flung by the other horse, and two lengths ahead he went by the corral gate
It was a magnificent finale, a sight for men and gods. Like the wind he flung by the other horse, and two lengths ahead he went by the corral gate
N.C. Wyeth
1915
He rode away, following a dim trail among the sage
He rode away, following a dim trail among the sage
N.C. Wyeth
1909
Following the trail itself, Whispering Smith rode slowly.
Following the trail itself, Whispering Smith rode slowly.
N.C. Wyeth
1906
He rode his way with the queen unto Joyous Gard
He rode his way with the queen unto Joyous Gard
N.C. Wyeth
1917
After my dinner in town was through with, I rode hard.
After my dinner in town was through with, I rode hard.
N.C. Wyeth
1911
Mary rode on Thistles . . . and Joseph waded the stream below.
Mary rode on Thistles . . . and Joseph waded the stream below.
N.C. Wyeth
1928