Dr. Clapton He ventured no further remark, but stood there blinking and vaguely smiling

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Dr. Clapton
He ventured no further remark, but stood there blinking and vaguely smiling

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1928
Dimensions:
40 1/4 × 32 1/2 in. (102.2 × 82.6 cm)
J. N. Bartfield Galleries, New York, NY
Accession number: SUPP2000.1572
Research Number: NCW: 1572
InscribedLower right: W (with dots under points)
References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 198, color illustration p. 192; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1060, p. 500
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds Scribner's unillustrated 1925 edition of Drums which the artist read in preparation for this commission and marked with notes throughout and on the endsheets (NCWS.95.239).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Courtesy of J. N. Bartfield Galleries, NY