Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"Do you mean that you do not care--that you do not hate and despise me? I have never known a woman like you. I have never believed that there were such women."
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1925
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
location unknown
Accession number: SUPP2000.1725
Research Number: NCW: 1725
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined, from reproduction)
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to at least 1950
References
Richard Layton, "Inventory of Paintings in the Wyeth Studio, 1950," (unpublished, Brandywine River Museum), p. 68; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 264; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1019, p. 487
Curatorial RemarksThis painting was inventoried in the 1950 Layton book by Betsy James Wyeth, presumably her notes made at a later date. The notation is "Son of His Father / grandma in red dress sitting / in chair outside sewing," indicating that the model was recognized as Carolyn Bockius Wyeth. Since no mention is made of the left side of the painting and no dimensions are given, it is possible that the reference is to only the right side of the printed image.
In 2014, Conservator Joyce Hill Stoner and photographer Jim Schneck examined NCW 964 using IRR techniques. It was clear that NCW 964 covered the side of the painting that depicted the man sitting under the tree. (This confirmed the suspicion based on a photocopy of a photograph associated with NCW 964 with the notation on the reverse: "Son of His Father / Section B / July" with a quick sketch of a male figure.)
In 2014, Conservator Joyce Hill Stoner and photographer Jim Schneck examined NCW 964 using IRR techniques. It was clear that NCW 964 covered the side of the painting that depicted the man sitting under the tree. (This confirmed the suspicion based on a photocopy of a photograph associated with NCW 964 with the notation on the reverse: "Son of His Father / Section B / July" with a quick sketch of a male figure.)
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:From printed image