Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Esther's White Arm, Loaded With Jewels, Pointed Towards Haman.
Alternate Title(s):The Story of Ruth; An Incident in the life of Ruth - Old Testament
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1926
Dimensions:
30 1/2 × 40 1/2 in. (77.5 × 102.9 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1396
Research Number: NCW: 1396
InscribedLower right: TO ALICE FROM / N. C. WYETH (underlined) / 1937; lower left: AN INCIDENT IN THE / LIFE OF RUTH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ruth and Old Testament underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Alice Callahan, 1937, and descended in family (Phillips, New York, NY, Oct. 13, 1983, lot no. 135A as "The Story of Ruth," unsold)
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1040, p. 493
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Greg Staley, 11/2006