Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
A Maine Sea Captain's Daughter, composition drawing
Medium: Graphite on paper adhered to board
Date: 1937
Dimensions:
13 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (33.8 × 24.4 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1444
Research Number: NCW: 1444
InscribedLower left of image: N. C. W.; no other marks on verso of cardboard or recto of sheet
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.129) that was used in the transfer of the design from paper to panel (NCW 1225), and a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.272) of the portrait that served as a model for the sitter. The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth collection includes two drawings of hand studies (NCW 2164 and NCW 2165). See NCW 1225 for background on the sitter and sources of the portrait.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer