Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Silent Burial, composition drawing
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: 1906
Dimensions:
approximately 24 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (62.2 x 39.3 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2230
Research Number: NCW: 2230
InscribedLower right: N. C. W. / 1906
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Mr. Percy R. Morton, Watertown, MA, ca. 1906/07
Exhibition HistoryHarrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 49, as "Preliminary drawing (The Indian in His Solitude)";
Curatorial RemarksThis drawing, for NCW 62, is similar in size and style to NCW 1526, probably also done in conjunction with the "Solitude" series. The present work was given to the first owner by N. C. Wyeth as a wedding present, and probably retains the original framing.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:b/w photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:owner, 2008