Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun, preliminary sketch

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun, preliminary sketch

Medium: Graphite and charcoal on paper
Date: 1940
Dimensions:
19 × 21 in. (48.3 × 53.3 cm)

Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996

Accession number: 96.1.537
Research Number: NCW: 2074
InscribedNo marks
ProvenanceN. C. Wyeth; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Andrew and Betsy Wyeth collection includes a sketch (NCW 2206) noted by the artist as the first for this composition. NCW 212 is the finished painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer