Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"I wish you could see yourself; I wish I could tell you how you look."
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1930 / 1931
Dimensions:
34 × 25 in. (86.4 × 63.5 cm)
Diamond M Fine Art Collection, Museum of Texas Tech University
Accession number: SUPP2000.228
Research Number: NCW: 228
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underllined)
ProvenanceCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1931-1975; [Frank E. Fowler]; Collection of S. Hallock du Pont, Jr., 1975-1980; (Judy Goffman Fine Art, Blue Bell, PA); (Tom Keilman, Austin, TX, 1980); Diamond M Foundation, TX, to 1993
Exhibition HistoryHouston, TX, 1980; San Angelo, TX, 1993; Lubbock, TX, 1999
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 205; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1160, p. 534
Curatorial RemarksThe N. C. Wyeth House/Studio library includes a 1903 edition of this title (NCWS.95.655), illustrated by F. C. Yohn. The copy contains notations Wyeth made as he planned his own edition.
This book was not intended as one of the holiday gift books that Wyeth had done earlier for Scribner's. A letter to the artist from Arthur H. Scribner (Aug. 27, 1930), makes it clear that the publishers hoped to have the title available in May or June, 1931 (Scribner's Archives, Princeton University Library).
This book was not intended as one of the holiday gift books that Wyeth had done earlier for Scribner's. A letter to the artist from Arthur H. Scribner (Aug. 27, 1930), makes it clear that the publishers hoped to have the title available in May or June, 1931 (Scribner's Archives, Princeton University Library).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Texas Tech University Museum