Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Well we knew what was happening there, composition drawing
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: 1940
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
Private collection, CT
Accession number: SUPP2000.2395
Research Number: NCW: 2395
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to ca. 1962; descended in family
Exhibition HistoryChadds Ford, PA, 1969
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds the copy of Pitcairn's Island (NCWS.95.604) that Wyeth read in preparation for the commission, which includes a typed copy of his initial illustrative program for the Bounty trilogy; and a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.317) of the drawing, used in the transfer from paper to panel (1088). Archival photographs (Brandywine Conservancy / Early History / Box # ) show the drawing on display during Chadds Ford, PA, 1969.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1. image from lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.317); 2. Drawing displayed during Chadds Ford, PA, 1969
Photo Credit:1. photographer unknown; 2. photographer unknown