The Moose Call

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

The Moose Call

Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: 1903 / 1904
Dimensions:
14 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (36.8 × 57.2 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1520
Research Number: NCW: 1520
InscribedWithin image lower right: N. C. W.; below image, center: THE MOOSE CALL
ProvenanceThe artist; descended in family; Michael Hurd, San Patricio, NM; (Bonhams, New York, NY, 5/24-25, 2011, lot no. 1097, not sold);
Curatorial RemarksAccording to letters, in the fall of 1903 and during the winter of 1903-1904, the artist did a number of composition drawings involving Indian themes. It is presumed that this drawing was one of that group.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork