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George A. Weymouth
(American, 1936 - 2016)
Sitter
George A. Weymouth
(American, 1936 - 2016)
Self-portrait
n.d.
28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
2008.12.1
© George A. Weymouth. Used by permission.
Gift of Wendell Fenton, 2008
In this self-portrait, the young artist George A. Weymouth captures a contemplative likeness. Executed in watercolor and pencil, the subtle coloring and shading of the portrait is delicately balanced by the artist’s generous use of negative space. Weymouth’s intense gaze addresses the viewer directly, holding our attention by eliminating any background distractions. Mentored by his close friend Andrew Wyeth, Weymouth adopted tempera painting, which he learned from Wyeth and Peter Hurd. He married Wyeth’s niece, the artist Anna Brelsford McCoy, in 1961.
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