Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
untitled (man and boy hunting ducks)
Alternate Title(s):The Duck Hunt
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1915 / 1919
Dimensions:
25 1/4 × 51 1/4 in. (64.1 × 130.2 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2385
Research Number: NCW: 2385
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York; Robert and Harriette Kessler, New York, ca. 1960s; descended in family; (Christie's, New York, NY, lot no. 52, April 25, 2002, as "The Duck Hunt"; (Christie's, New York, NY, lot no. 104, Dec. 4, 2003)
References
Bob Strauss, Beverly Strauss, American Sporting Advertising, Vol. I, Posters and Calendars (Jefferson, ME: Circus Promotions Corp., 1987), WR-24; John Delph, Firearms & Tackle Memorabilia, A Collector's Guide (West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1991), p. 93; Tom Webster, Winchester Rarities (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000), ps. 21, 85; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.28, p. 646
Curatorial RemarksAndrew Wyeth believes this is his father's work and suggested that the painting might have been commissioned by an Eastern Shore duck-hunting enthusiast; no archival information supports this assumption.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Photo by Jim Strong