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Jamie Wyeth
(American, b. 1946)
Wolfbane
1984
28 1/4 × 22 in. (71.8 × 55.9 cm)
84.19
© Jamie Wyeth / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Purchased with Museum funds, 1984
On view
In Wolfbane Jamie Wyeth created a metaphorical portrait of his wife, Phyllis Wyeth, by depicting inanimate objects associated with her. The glowing hat perched on the back of the chair appears to float in a darkened room, while the strong horizontal and vertical lines of the hat, chair and door provide stability to the image. Jamie Wyeth combined media including watercolor pigments, charcoal, india ink, and acrylic varnish to create the richly textured background.