Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Sitter:
Charles W. Reed
Portrait of C. W. Reed
Medium: Graphite on paper
Date: ca. 1901
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (34.9 x 26.3 cm)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
Accession number: 96.1.77
Research Number: NCW: 1544
InscribedLower left in ink: Sketch of C. W. Reed about 1901 / by N.C.W.
ProvenanceEstate of Carolyn Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksA portrait of Wyeth's teacher, Charles W. Reed, which NCW later recalled doing about 1901. The identification of the figure in NCW 2533 (96.1.154) is based on the present work's inscription.