Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Miller's Wooing
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1923
Dimensions:
40 3/8 × 28 1/4 in. (102.6 × 71.8 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1270
Research Number: NCW: 1270
InscribedLower left: To Joe Luke / from N. C. WYETH / 1924; lower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined) / 1923
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Luke, as a wedding present, 1924
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 268; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.963, p. 456
Curatorial RemarksThe caption with the first time use includes "Painting by N. C. Wyeth, Needham, Massachusetts," indicating that the artist completed this painting prior to the family's return to Chadds Ford in late August, 1923 after living for almost two years in Massachusetts.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:Tom Askew, 3/11/2006