Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Conquerer (sic)
Alternate Title(s):The Galleon
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: ca. 1922
Dimensions:
30 1/2 × 30 1/4 in. (77.5 × 76.8 cm)
Long term loan to Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York,
Courtesy Village of Horseheads, New York
Accession number: SUPP2000.726
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH
ProvenanceThe artist to 1927; Franklin Fisher, 1927, and descended in family to 1972
Exhibition HistoryElmira, NY, 1985, ps. 12, 28
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 290; "Back Page," The (Corning, NY) Leader, April 13, 1997, color illustration; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.59, p. 657
Curatorial RemarksThe calendar reproduction shows that the original design included the zodiac signs for Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Capricornus at the bottom of the picture.
The composition of this painting is almost identical to the composition of a drawing Wyeth did in March 1903 (NCW 340). At that time, a group of Pyle students were meeting informally to produce pen and ink sketches on a given topic. Titled "Ye Conquerer" (sic), Wyeth's drawing must have served as a study for the painting.
The composition of this painting is almost identical to the composition of a drawing Wyeth did in March 1903 (NCW 340). At that time, a group of Pyle students were meeting informally to produce pen and ink sketches on a given topic. Titled "Ye Conquerer" (sic), Wyeth's drawing must have served as a study for the painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. Transparency directly from painting; 2. Digital scan from printed source (Brandywine River Museum library, calendar)
Photo Credit:1. Charles Swain Photography, 8/2006; 2. BRM staff