Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Courtship of Miles Standish, Tercentennial Dedication (drawing of pine branch with bells)
Medium: Ink on paper
Date: 1920
Dimensions:
4 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (11.1 x 13.6 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2339
Research Number: NCW: 2339
ProvenancePrivate collection, Wilmington, DE, as 1 (with NCW 2092) of 12 drawings; (Stuart Kingston Galleries, Wilmington, DE, auction June 25, 1998, as one of 14 drawings); (Illustration House, New York, NY);
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 211; Christine B. Podmaniczky, "An Album of Drawings by N. C. Wyeth," The Hunt Magazine, Sept./Oct. 1996, ps. 18-19
Curatorial RemarksThis image was originally drawn on a sheet that also included NCW 2092. The sheet measured 12 1/16 x 9 7/8 inches and had no marks or inscriptions on it. The two images were separated after July 1993.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital scan from tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum library
Photo Credit:BRM staff