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N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Sitter
David Lawrence
Sitter
Andrew Wyeth
(American, 1917 - 2009)
Portrait of a Dog
Alternate Title(s)
- Andy and Dodo
1933
37 1/4 × 52 7/8 in. (94.6 × 134.3 cm)
96.1.35
Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
This clever painting is a portrait within a portrait, a combination of figures—human and canine—seen from various angles. Young Andrew Wyeth, then fifteen years old, takes pencil in hand to render a portrait of the Wyeth family dog, Lupe. Andrew’s friend David Lawrence holds Lupe in place, while she turns her best side to the artist. In this painting, N. C. Wyeth provides two portraits of the dog: the painted version with head in three-quarter view and the drawn version that Andrew captures in profile.
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