Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Feast of Raymi
Alternate Title(s):The Feast of Rayni
Medium: Oil on hardboard
Date: 1937 / 1938
Dimensions:
36 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (92.7 × 67.3 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.597
Research Number: NCW: 597
InscribedLower right: N. C. W. (underlined)
ProvenanceGinn and Company, Boston, MA; by corporate merger to present owner
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 206, as "The Feast of Rayni"; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1239, p. 562
Curatorial RemarksThe Andrew and Betsy Wyeth collection includes the composition drawing (NCW 1436) for this image, and the Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.77) made from the drawing that was used in the transfer of the design from paper to panel.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:© Russ Lappa