Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Untitled (polo players)
Medium: Graphite and ink wash on paper
Date: ca. 1902- ca.1904
Dimensions:
originally approximately 32 x 24 inches
Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
Accession number: 96.1.114
Research Number: NCW: 2564
Curatorial RemarksThis drawing originally measured at least 32 x 24 inches. It is now broken into roughly four quarters.
As young student with Howard Pyle, Wyeth, who had studied equine anatomy at the Karlstein Polo Grounds in Dedham, MA, had the opportunity to illustrate several stories set against the background of polo matches. See related polo pictures NCW 583 and NCW 1852, which provide the circa dating for this drawing.
As young student with Howard Pyle, Wyeth, who had studied equine anatomy at the Karlstein Polo Grounds in Dedham, MA, had the opportunity to illustrate several stories set against the background of polo matches. See related polo pictures NCW 583 and NCW 1852, which provide the circa dating for this drawing.