Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Little John Sings a Song at the Banquet
That evening, whilst Monceux raged and stormed without, they all sat to a great feast.
Medium: Oil on canvas adhered to hardboard
Date: 1917
Dimensions:
39 13/16 × 31 13/16 in. (101.1 × 80.8 cm)
The New York Public Library
Accession number: SUPP2000.183
Research Number: NCW: 183
InscribedUpper right: WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceDavid McKay Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1917 - 1920
Exhibition HistoryHarrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 90; Rockland, ME, 1966, no. 52; Chadds Ford, PA, 1972, no. 95; Chadds Ford, PA, 1985
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 203; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.686, p. 357
Curatorial RemarksAt least some of Wyeth's paintings in the collection of the New York Public Library must have needed remedial treatment, for in 1940 the artist offered to "clean and back them" (Helen A. Masters, NYPL, to NCW, Jan. 20, 1940, Wyeth Family Archives); it is likely that the hardboard support on this painting was applied by Wyeth himself.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:Paul Mutino Photography, 7/25/2006