He waved his hand indefinitely toward the valley that lay at their feet.

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

He waved his hand indefinitely toward the valley that lay at their feet.

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1913
Dimensions:
40 × 32 in. (101.6 × 81.3 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1741
Research Number: NCW: 1741
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth, to at least 1969; (?); Private collection, descended in family
References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 282; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.513, p. 290
Curatorial RemarksThe painting was photographed in 1969, one of approximately 3 dozen paintings from the artist's studio that had been stored unstretched (Brandywine River Museum, catalogue raisonné files).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from artwork