Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Ladies' Home Journal, study for cover illustration
Alternate Title(s):Dreams of the Sea; A Boy's Fantasy
Medium: Graphite on paper
Date: 1921
Dimensions:
19 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (49.8 x 31.1 cm)
Collection of John and Deidre Wyeth
Accession number: SUPP2000.1477
Research Number: NCW: 1477
InscribedLower left in pencil: Study for / L.H.J. Cover / Nat by NCW
ProvenanceThe artist; Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThis drawing of Wyeth's son Nathaniel is a study in preparation for Wyeth's Ladies' Home Journal cover painting, NCW 1287.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from drawing, 10/2004
Photo Credit:Camerarts, Inc., New York, Ali Elai, Photographer, 10/2004