Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
John Oxenham
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1920
Dimensions:
40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.432
Research Number: NCW: 432
InscribedUpper left: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; The Beck Engraving Company, Philadelphia, PA; The Beck Company, Langhorne, PA, to 1987; (Philadelphia, PA, The Fine Arts Company of Philadelphia, Inc., April, 10-11, 1987, lot no. 764); (?); (Brandywine Fantasy Gallery, Kenilworth, IL, 1988)
Exhibition HistoryPhiladelphia, PA, 1921; Harrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 14; Wilmington, DE, 1981; Chadds Ford, PA, 1985
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 209, color illustration p. 108; Kate F. Jennings, N. C. Wyeth (New York, NY: Brompton Books Corp., Crescent Books, 1992), color illustration p. 2; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.828, p. 409
Curatorial RemarksIn preparation for this commission, the artist read and annotated an edition published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, London, 1907 (Brandywine River Museum library # 22481). According to Scribner's records, all paintings in the set were the property of the artist and returned to him on Aug. 19, 1921. Scribner's paid Wyeth $3,500 for the commission.
The printing plates used in the reproduction of many of Wyeth's paintings were produced by the Beck Engraving Company, the first owner of this painting.
The printing plates used in the reproduction of many of Wyeth's paintings were produced by the Beck Engraving Company, the first owner of this painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Brandywine River Museum photo files