Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Untitled (head of Paderewski; verso, composition sketch with moose)
Medium: Graphite on paper
Date: not dated
Dimensions:
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.5 x 27.9 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2246.88
Research Number: NCW: 2246.88
Inscribedon verso, lower left, in BJW's hand: Drawn by N. C. Wyeth
ProvenanceN. C. Wyeth; descended in family
Curatorial RemarksBetsy James Wyeth identified the figure as Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), musician and diplomat. The piece is related to NCW 2246.86 and 2246.87. See NCW to "Babe," Dec. 8, 1913, in which NCW implies that he saw Paderewski perform-- a reference perhaps to the concert Paderewski gave at Symphony Hall in Boston, Nov. 7, 1913 (see Boston Globe, Nov. 8, 1913).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:b/w photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer