Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Popular Magazine, cover illustration
Alternate Title(s):Polar Bear
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1909
Dimensions:
38 1/8 × 25 in. (96.8 × 63.5 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.362
Research Number: NCW: 362
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined) / 09 / TO 'THAN' WATKINS / XMAS - 1910
ProvenanceN. C. Wyeth to Nathaniel Ring Watkin, Christmas, 1910; descended in family to 1981
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.272, p. 196
Curatorial RemarksNathaniel R. Watkin was a clerk at the Baldwin General Store in Chadds Ford between 1908 and 1912, and a friend of the artist.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Stephen Morrison