Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Suddenly the restful quiet of the morning was broken by Pablo. . . . Gray paused in the middle of a sentence and with Morgan and Jo started for the gate. Bill dropped his paper and got to his feet (left side)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1925
Dimensions:
32 × 32 in. (81.3 × 81.3 cm)
Private collection (Frank E. Fowler, agent)
Accession number: SUPP2000.1276
Research Number: NCW: 1276
InscribedLower left: N. C. Wyeth (underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; ("Clothes Line Sale," Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, DE, late 1930s); Russell D. Ketcham, to 1969; (Country Store Gallery, Austin, TX, 1969); (Petersen Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA, by 12/1973, as "Bucking Horse"); (?); (Spanierman Gallery LLC, New York, NY, 1998); Private collection, Wilmington, DE and Camden, ME; (Frank E. Fowler, Lookout Mountain, TN)
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1021, p. 487
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds a photocopy of a photograph of the reverse of the canvas, showing the following inscriptions visible at the time of restoration in New York prior to 1969. In upper left: August-- / Page 16-- / Red--(three illegible words crossed out); at upper center: Page 16--17 spread / Each 7 3/8" wide 7/8" border / Both 14 3/4" wide / 15" overall / Red; in center of canvas: To CAROLYN / from / Papa (crossed through with a wavy line); additional illegible markings along right edge.
By 1969 (photographs, curatorial file, Brandywine River Museum) the painting was signed as it presently is in the lower left, a signature probably added by the artist when it was sold in Wilmington in the early 1930s. The 1925 reproduction shows the signature for the double page spread in the lower right of the right side of the image, which is unlocated.
By 1969 (photographs, curatorial file, Brandywine River Museum) the painting was signed as it presently is in the lower left, a signature probably added by the artist when it was sold in Wilmington in the early 1930s. The 1925 reproduction shows the signature for the double page spread in the lower right of the right side of the image, which is unlocated.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. Transparency directly from artwork; 2. appearance of painting as reproduced, with NCW 2405 (Brandywine River Museum library, tear sheet)
Photo Credit:1. Courtesy of Frank E. Fowler, 11/1999; 2. BRM staff