Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Untitled (still life with bean pot; verso, studies)
Medium: Charcoal on laid paper
Date: ca. 1899 / 1900
Dimensions:
12 1/4 x 19 in. (31.1 x 48.2 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2246.108
Research Number: NCW: 2246.108
Inscribedupper right: No. 38 (crossed out) 10 (or 18) / L.53 / Dec. 8 / T 3-H; paper is watermarked V (or U) D & C)
ProvenanceN. C. Wyeth; descended in family
Curatorial RemarksThe "L.53" inscribed in the upper right of this piece indicates it was done while N. C. Wyeth was a student at Mass Normal Art School, where records link his name with number 53, a locker number that occurs on many drawings from the period (see for example NCW 2246.109).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:b/w photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer