Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Wild Bill Hickok, sketch
Medium: Graphite on brown paper
Date: 1944 / 1945
Dimensions:
sheet: 18 11/16 x 20 in. (47.4 x 50.7 cm), irregular vertical edges
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2128
Research Number: NCW: 2128
InscribedNone
ProvenanceThe artist; descended in family
Curatorial RemarksThis drawing is a preliminary sketch for a composition drawing (NCW 1222) Wyeth proposed to Morrell & Company as an illustration for a calendar set Wyeth titled in his correspondence "Swashbucklers in American History" (NCW to Henriette Wyeht Hurd, 12/17/44, WFA). The Wyeth Family Archives also includes Wyeth's rough draft of a proposal for the series, giving his artistic intentions and a list of the characters he was considering, one of which was Wild Bill Hickock. The proposal was not accepted.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Contact sheet