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Books Romance, History, Travel
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Books Romance, History, Travel
Books Romance, History, Travel
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caption: Original appearance of painting (archival photograph, Brandywine River Museum library,…
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)

Books
Romance, History, Travel

Alternate Title(s)
  • Romance and Adventure; Romance of Adventure; Days of Adventure
Oil on canvas
ca. 1927
31 1/2 × 26 in. (80 × 66 cm)
SUPP2000.303
Lucas Cultural Arts Museum
San Francisco, CA
Not on view
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The books that are written about Him as the Son of God almost forget that His favorite title for Himself was the Son of Man.
The books that are written about Him as the Son of God almost forget that His favorite title for Himself was the Son of Man.
N.C. Wyeth
1924
And so the man of books and the Irish girl, that morning, found the bond of their friendship--a friendship that was to be to them, all the years of their lives, a very beautiful thing
And so the man of books and the Irish girl, that morning, found the bond of their friendship--a friendship that was to be to them, all the years of their lives, a very beautiful thing
N.C. Wyeth
1925
Untitled (still life with books and envelope)
Untitled (still life with books and envelope)
N.C. Wyeth
Prior to 1902
Mrs. Norman Taylor and Books
Mrs. Norman Taylor and Books
Violet Oakley
ca. 1950
"The Drifts Became Heavier. There Were No Marks of Recent Travel"
"The Drifts Became Heavier. There Were No Marks of Recent Travel"
N.C. Wyeth
1907
Venetian Masque, A Romance, dust-jacket illustration
Venetian Masque, A Romance, dust-jacket illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1934
The Romance of the C. P.
The Romance of the C. P.
N.C. Wyeth
1903
The Man from the Norlands, book jacket illustration
The Man from the Norlands, book jacket illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1936
Image Not Available for Still Life with Candlestick, Crock and Open book
Still Life with Candlestick, Crock and Open book
N.C. Wyeth
prior to Nov. 1916
There the Sweetwater rushed into its greatest pool, and there Mr. Jordan took his flies from the book and got ready to cast
There the Sweetwater rushed into its greatest pool, and there Mr. Jordan took his flies from the book and got ready to cast
N.C. Wyeth
1912
The Recipe Book
The Recipe Book
N.C. Wyeth
1933
The Book Lovers
The Book Lovers
William Thomas Smedley
1907

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