Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Ships of Columbus
Date: ca. 1922
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
known by reproduction only
Accession number: SUPP2000.2289
Research Number: NCW: 2289
InscribedLower right corner of main image: N. C. WYETH (underlined, from reproduction)
ProvenanceHarry B. Beck (president of New York office of Beck Engraving)
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 290, calendar illustrated in color p. 146; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.57, p. 656
Curatorial RemarksBelow the "Ships of Columbus," Wyeth painted the zodiac signs for Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency from printed image (Brandywine River Museum library)
Photo Credit:Brandywine River Museum photo files