Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Indian Spearman
Alternate Title(s):Spearfishing
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1934
Dimensions:
37 1/4 × 53 in. (94.6 × 134.6 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1053
Research Number: NCW: 1053
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceJohn W. McCoy, Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McCoy, 1968
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, 1935; St. Louis, MO, 1934; New York, NY, 1935; Wilmington, DE, 1968, no. 17, as "Spearfishing"
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), P.48, p. 822
Curatorial RemarksIn early January 1934, the artist painted for Ithaca resident Robert Treman "The Return of the Hunter" (NCW 1050), a copy of the Hotel Utica mural that Treman had been unable to rescue during renovations to the Hotel. In February 1934, Wyeth wrote to Treman, "The excitement of doing your canvas drove me into a new subject, The Indian Spearman. It's a very effective canvas and sometime I want you to see it." Wyeth loaned Treman The Indian Spearman until he completed a second painting Treman had ordered for his home. The top of the painting was originally arched, and later squared off by John McCoy.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Jim Schneck, 8/2002