Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Robin Meets Maid Marian
But Robin, venturing all, drew nigh. He came to the edge of her box, and began to speak.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1917
Dimensions:
40 × 32 1/2 in. (101.6 × 82.6 cm)
The New York Public Library
Accession number: SUPP2000.185
Research Number: NCW: 185
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceDavid McKay Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1918
Exhibition HistoryHarrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 91: Rockland, ME, 1966, no. 50; Chadds Ford, PA, 1972, no. 92; Greenville, SC, 1974, no. 55; Chadds Ford, PA, 1976(1); Regina, Canada, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1976-77; Chadds Ford, PA, 1985; New York, NY, 1985, no. 6
References
"Stouthearted Heroes of a Beloved Painter," Life Magazine, vol. 43, no. 24 (Dec. 9, 1957), color illus. p. 91; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 203, color illus. p. 101; Carol Billman, "N. C. Wyeth," American History Illustrated, vol. XX, no. 10 (Feb. 1986), color illus. p. 31; Kate F. Jennings. N. C. Wyeth (New York, NY: Brompton Books Corp., Crescent Books, 1992), color illus. p. 53; David Michaelis, N. C. Wyeth A Biography (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998), p. 235, and color illus. after p. 180; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.682, p. 354
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital photography directly from painting
Photo Credit:Paul Mutino Photography, 7/25/2006