Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Uncas Slays a Deer Avoiding the horns of the infuriated animal, Uncas darted to his side, and passed his knife across the throat
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1919
Dimensions:
40 × 32 in. (101.6 × 81.3 cm)
Diamond M Fine Art Collection, Museum of Texas Tech University
Accession number: SUPP2000.324
Research Number: NCW: 324
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH
ProvenanceCharles Scribner's Sons to at least 1938; [?]; Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, 1958; Diamond M Foundation, TX, to 1993
Exhibition HistoryPhiladelphia, PA, 1920(3), no. 683; Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Art Center, 1958; Lubbock, TX, 1959, no. 12; Elmira, NY, Arnot Art Museum, "Three Generations of Wyeths," 7 Dec. 7, 1985 - Feb. 23, 1986, p. 28; Lubbock, TX, 1999
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 201; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.749, p. 382
Curatorial RemarksIn preparation for this commission, the artist read and marked an edition published by A. L. Burt (Brandywine River Museum, NCWS.95.4334).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting