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Here, in his own element, the message of the trails was strongest. . . . It surged about him.
Here, in his own element, the message of the trails was strongest. . . . It surged about him.
Here, in his own element, the message of the trails was strongest. . . . It surged about him.
(American, 1882 - 1945)

Here, in his own element, the message of the trails was strongest. . . . It surged about him.

Oil on canvas
ca. 1917
39 7/8 × 32 in. (101.3 × 81.3 cm)
SUPP2000.768
Private collection, Wilmington, DE
Not on view
New Trails
New Trails
N.C. Wyeth
1934
Fisk Tires Civilize Savage Trails
Fisk Tires Civilize Savage Trails
N.C. Wyeth
1919
Dropping one of the sage-hens I asked the man behind me to pick it up. As he was groping for it I pulled one of my Colt's revolvers, and hit him over the head. He dropped senseless. // "Wheeling about I saw that the other man, hearing the fall, had turned, his hand upon his revolver. It was no time for argument. I fired and killed him."
Dropping one of the sage-hens I asked the man behind me to pick it up. As he was groping for it I pulled one of my Colt's revolvers, and hit him over the head. He dropped senseless. // "Wheeling about I saw that the other man, hearing the fall, had turned, his hand upon his revolver. It was no time for argument. I fired and killed him."
N.C. Wyeth
1916
New Trails, composition drawing
New Trails, composition drawing
N.C. Wyeth
ca. 1934
The books that are written about Him as the Son of God almost forget that His favorite title for Himself was the Son of Man.
The books that are written about Him as the Son of God almost forget that His favorite title for Himself was the Son of Man.
N.C. Wyeth
1924
Kindly but sternly Eli watched the little Samuel. Had he been too indulgent with his own boys? He must not make the same mistake with this young life. Earnestly he taught and admonished and corrected, and "the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord, and also with men"
Kindly but sternly Eli watched the little Samuel. Had he been too indulgent with his own boys? He must not make the same mistake with this young life. Earnestly he taught and admonished and corrected, and "the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord, and also with men"
N.C. Wyeth
1928
"It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle."
"It was with some difficulty that he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle."
N.C. Wyeth
1921
He staggered to his feet and gazed wildly about him
He staggered to his feet and gazed wildly about him
N.C. Wyeth
1907
Alleyne's ride with a message for the Prince He was dizzy, sick, faint, but he must not die, and he must not tarry, for his life meant many lives that day.
Alleyne's ride with a message for the Prince He was dizzy, sick, faint, but he must not die, and he must not tarry, for his life meant many lives that day.
N.C. Wyeth
1922
"Here they used to sit in the shade through a long lazy summer's day, talking listlessly over village gossip or telling endless sleepy stories about nothing."
"Here they used to sit in the shade through a long lazy summer's day, talking listlessly over village gossip or telling endless sleepy stories about nothing."
N.C. Wyeth
1921
Then, climbing on the roof, he had with his own hand bent and run up the colors
Then, climbing on the roof, he had with his own hand bent and run up the colors
N.C. Wyeth
1911
"Take Me Back--Inside," Alice Said to the Man Who Had Her in His Arms. "I Feel Cold Here."
"Take Me Back--Inside," Alice Said to the Man Who Had Her in His Arms. "I Feel Cold Here."
N.C. Wyeth
1908