Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Story of Furs, composition drawing
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: 1939 / 1940
Dimensions:
sight: 41 x 38 1/2 in. (104.1 x 97.7 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1479
Research Number: NCW: 1479
InscribedUpper right: Sketch / N. C. Wyeth
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth;
Curatorial RemarksBefore signing the drawing, Wyeth added a 6 inch strip across the top of the drawing to increase the height. The Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.149) used in the transfer of the design from paper to panel (NCW 824).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork (BRM lantern slide)