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The Flight Across the Lake The scout having ascertained that the Mohicans were sufficiently of themselves to maintain the requisite distance, deliberately laid aside his paddle, and raised that fatal rifle

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

The Flight Across the Lake The scout having ascertained that the Mohicans were sufficiently of themselves to maintain the requisite distance, deliberately laid aside his paddle, and raised that fatal rifle

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1919
Dimensions:
40 3/16 × 32 in. (102.1 × 81.3 cm)

Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Russell G. Colt, 1986

Accession number: 86.7.2
Research Number: NCW: 98
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY (sold through Retail Dept.); Russell G. Colt, New York, NY
Exhibition HistoryHarrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 67; Chadds Ford, PA, 1972, no. 23; Cedar Rapids IA, 1990; Harrisburg, PA, Governor's Residence, "The Wyeths in Pennsylvania: Three Generations," April 3 - July 31, 2000
References Marion G. Clark, Westward to the Pacific (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932), illus. p. 299; George E. Freeland, et al., America's Building, The Makers of Our Flag (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937), illus. p. 184; Betsy James Wyeth, ed., The Wyeths The Letters of N. C. Wyeth, 1901-1945 (Boston: Gambit, 1971), ps. 617, 624; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 202, illustrated in color p. 14; Brandywine River Museum, Catalogue of the Collection, 1969-1989 (Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1991), p. 210; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.756, p. 386
Curatorial RemarksIn preparation for this commission, the artist read and marked an edition published by A. L. Burt (Brandywine River Museum, NCWS.95.4334). Wyeth visited Glens Falls, and in addition to photographs he took of the locale, he also may have used stereoption cards as image resources. Six cards depicting scenery in Glens Falls were found in his studio.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:No credit on transparency