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A few minutes before we had almost died in a raging blizzard -- and here was a green valley bathed in sunlight and warmth.
A few minutes before we had almost died in a raging blizzard -- and here was a green valley bathed in sunlight and warmth.
A few minutes before we had almost died in a raging blizzard -- and here was a green valley bathed in sunlight and warmth.
(American, 1882 - 1945)

A few minutes before we had almost died in a raging blizzard -- and here was a green valley bathed in sunlight and warmth.

Oil on gessoed panel
ca. 1943 / 1944
19 1/4 × 37 in. (48.9 × 94 cm)
SUPP2000.1469
Private collection
Not on view
Each frozen minute brought them both nearer to death in the blizzard
Each frozen minute brought them both nearer to death in the blizzard
N.C. Wyeth
1909
triptych for reredos, Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Washington National Cathedral
triptych for reredos, Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Washington National Cathedral
N.C. Wyeth
1935
The Torrent in the Valley of Glencoe I had scarce time to measure the distance or to understand the peril before I had followed him, and he had caught and stopped me
The Torrent in the Valley of Glencoe
I had scarce time to measure the distance or to understand the peril before I had followed him, and he had caught and stopped me
N.C. Wyeth
1913
Temptation Avaunt/I Will Never/Succomb/No More to the Cussed/...
Temptation Avaunt/I Will Never/Succomb/No More to the Cussed/...
John Sloan
1912
We sweltered and almost suffocated. Rowena buried her face in her shawl and swayed as if falling.
We sweltered and almost suffocated. Rowena buried her face in her shawl and swayed as if falling.
N.C. Wyeth
1921
"Coming toward the camp was a regulation Santa Claus--red breeches, boots, pack and all. For a minute or two we were too paralyzed to move"
"Coming toward the camp was a regulation Santa Claus--red breeches, boots, pack and all. For a minute or two we were too paralyzed to move"
N.C. Wyeth
1927
Captives When the pilot chosen for the task of guiding the canoe had taken his station, the whole band plunged again into the river, the vessel glided down the current and in a few moments the captives found themselves on the south bank of the stream.
Captives When the pilot chosen for the task of guiding the canoe had taken his station, the whole band plunged again into the river, the vessel glided down the current and in a few moments the captives found themselves on the south bank of the stream.
N.C. Wyeth
1919
"Say Pardner," He Ventured To A Hairy Old Timer On A Pea-Green Landau, "What's The Chance For A Job Around Here?"
"Say Pardner," He Ventured To A Hairy Old Timer On A Pea-Green Landau, "What's The Chance For A Job Around Here?"
N.C. Wyeth
1925
Silently we threaded our way along the slippery trail and down toward the valley
Silently we threaded our way along the slippery trail and down toward the valley
N.C. Wyeth
1912
"On waking he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen"
"On waking he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen"
N.C. Wyeth
1921
The Golden Maiden The flames died suddenly away, and out of the vessel there sprang a wonderful image--the image of a beautiful maiden.
The Golden Maiden
The flames died suddenly away, and out of the vessel there sprang a wonderful image--the image of a beautiful maiden.
N.C. Wyeth
1912
"I sat there in the sun, drifting with the wind, and held her in my arms till she died."
"I sat there in the sun, drifting with the wind, and held her in my arms till she died."
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1919