Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Naaman's wife brought the little maid that he himself might hear her. A glow of conviction shines in her face. She knows this prophet of whom she speaks. With childish eagerness, her words tumbling over each other, she urges Naaman to implore his aid
Alternate Title(s):Naaman the Syrian; In Naaman's House; The Little Maid in the Captain's House
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1929
Dimensions:
43 1/8 × 32 1/4 in. (109.5 × 81.9 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1194
Research Number: NCW: 1194
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined); on reverse, directly on canvas: 41 (circled) / IN NAAMAN'S HOUSE; across top stretcher panel in pencil: 7 in. 4 colors / 120 (illegible)
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to 1963
Exhibition HistoryWilmington, DE, 1930(1), no. 34, as "The Girl in Naaman's House"
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 259; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1109, p. 518
Curatorial RemarksIn 1942, the artist granted to the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention "second rights for unrestricted use" for this image, for which he was paid $50.00 (Herman F. Burns, Broadman Press of the Sunday School Board, to NCW Oct. 5, 1942, Wyeth Family Archives).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 10/2004