Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"Pedro of the Ear," cried Moonlight, "I owed you that."
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1905
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
known by reproduction only
Accession number: SUPP2000.1768
Research Number: NCW: 1768
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined) / 05 (from reproduction)
References
"Reviews of New Books," Wilmington, DE, The Evening Journal, April 18, 1906, p. 4; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 210; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.47, p. 117
Curatorial RemarksA review of this book published in The Evening Journal (Wilmington, DE, April 18, 1906) mentioned in detail the illustrations: "The Illustrations, by N. C. Wyeth of this city, are such an effective adjunct of the story as to make it a matter of regret that there are not more of them. The frontispiece in color is descriptiove of a deadly combat between renegade Indians, led by the greaser whose ear had been sliced off by "The Throwback"...The ferocity and deadliness of the encounter are most effectively painted. The other illustrations are also stirring and lifelike."
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:web: digital scan from print source, Brandywine River Museum library; hardcover: digital photography from print source (Brandywine River Museum library)
Photo Credit:web: BRM staff, 1/2006; hardcover: Rick Echelmeyer, 9/20/2006