Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
"'Well,' he said, slowly, 'I believe you're right'"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1903
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
known by reproduction only
Accession number: SUPP2000.2397
Research Number: NCW: 2397
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 278; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.10, p. 104
Curatorial RemarksThis picture was initially not to the liking of the editors at Success. In a letter dated Sept. 21, 1903, the artist told his mother, "...the men at the desk (showing maps) [had to be] touched up and changed in shape somewhat, that is, the shape of the picture." Wyeth was learning that the demands of the printing and publishing businesses placed certain constraints on the artist.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency from Success illustration, Brandywine River Museum Library
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 3/2003