Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Herons in Summer, composition drawing for Metropolitan Life mural
Medium: Graphite on paper, adhered to cardboard
Date: ca. 1941
Dimensions:
11 x 21 1/16 in. (27.9 x 53.4 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1448
Research Number: NCW: 1448
InscribedBelow image, lower left: PANEL 2 04; below image, lower right: SUMMER - THE WHITE HERONS; drawing is ruled and numbered for transfer; on cardboard in top margin: No 4; no further marks on recto of sheet or verso of cardboard
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds lantern slides (NCWS.95.1825.294 and .296-.302) made from this drawing that were used in the transfer of the design from paper to canvas. NCW 441 is the completed mural.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer