Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The young Zealander was not the man to receive kicks with impunity
Alternate Title(s):Tavern Brawl in Flanders
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1928
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.173
Research Number: NCW: 173
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Stewart H. Mason,1933-1966; Private collection and descended in family
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1083, p. 509
Curatorial RemarksN. C. Wyeth presented this painting to Stewart H. Mason, Nathaniel Wyeth's boxing teacher at the University of Pennsylvania. The painting has been cut down and is now missing from the top approximately 1/6th of its original height, including the artist's signature in the upper left corner.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. transparency directly from painting; 2. painting as reproduced in McCall's Magazine, showing original appearance (Brandywine River Museum library, tear sheet)
Photo Credit:1. Brandywine River Museum photography files; 2. BRM staff