Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Salvation Yeo finds his little maid again
Alternate Title(s):On the Galleon
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1920
Dimensions:
40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Collection of Joel and Suzanne Sugg
Accession number: SUPP2000.286
Research Number: NCW: 286
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined); on reverse, Scribner's label adhered to canvas, with notations in ink (not NCW's hand): Wyeth, N. C. / Salvation Yeo finds his little / maid again. / WESTWARD HO! / facing page 348 / Sept. 1920
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to 1972; Private collection, Greenwich, CT, 1972-1995; (Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE, 1995)
Exhibition HistoryProbably Philadelphia, PA, 1921, as "On the Galleon"; Lubbock, TX, 1999; Newport News, VA, 2000
References
Richard Layton, "Inventory of Paintings in the Wyeth Studio, 1950," unpublished, Wyeth Family Archives, p. 9; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 209; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.839, p. 413-414
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). In his research on galleons of the period, Wyeth had assistance from fellow Pyle student Sidney M. Chase, who provided him with books and prints from the Haverhill, Massachusetts, public library (NCW to SMC, Dec. 27, 1919, WFA). 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 painting was photographed in 1969, one of approximately 3 dozen paintings from the artist's studio that had been stored unstretched (Brandywine River Museum, catalogue raisonné files).
The painting was photographed in 1969, one of approximately 3 dozen paintings from the artist's studio that had been stored unstretched (Brandywine River Museum, catalogue raisonné files).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Gregg L. Vicik, 2000