Artist:
Andrew Wyeth
(American, 1917 - 2009)
First Traders on the Brandywine
Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Date: 1940
Dimensions:
22 3/4 × 16 1/4 in. (57.8 × 41.3 cm)
Accession number: 81.8.5
Copyright: © 2024 Wyeth Foundation for American Art / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Label Copy:
Early in his career Andrew Wyeth did illustration work for financial security. He contributed illustrations, frontispieces and dustjackets to over twenty books even while he was creating independent art and beginning to gain critical attention. This was one of his last commercial projects
Early in his career Andrew Wyeth did illustration work for financial security. He contributed illustrations, frontispieces and dustjackets to over twenty books even while he was creating independent art and beginning to gain critical attention. This was one of his last commercial projects