Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Abbot and Boralma (horses' heads)
Medium: Ink on heavy paper
Date: 1901
Dimensions:
14 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (36.2 × 28.3 cm)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
Accession number: 96.1.76
Research Number: NCW: 1546
InscribedWithin image: June 11, '01; to the right of top horse head: Boralma; below bottom horse head: The Abbot
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth to 1994; Estate of Carolyn Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Abbot was considered one of the two fastest trotters in the world. Owned by John J. Scanneil, he was defeated in Readville, MA, Sept. 21, 1901 (NYT, Spet. 22, 1901, p. 1). Boralma was owned by Boston resident Thomas L. Lawson.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:digital photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Brandywine River Museum staff