Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Prince of Peace (with a slash through the n)
Alternate Title(s):Portrait of William L. Price
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Date: ca. 1915
Dimensions:
18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Collection of Philip N. Price
Accession number: SUPP2000.1058
Research Number: NCW: 1058
InscribedBelow image: The Prince of Peace (with a slash through n)
ProvenanceWilliam L. Price to 1916; descended in family
References
George E. Thomas, William L. Price, Arts and Crafts to Modern Design (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000), p. 198, fig. 21; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), P.17, p. 805
Curatorial RemarksN. C. Wyeth met the architect William L. Price (1861-1916) in 1915, when Wyeth was invited to contribute decorations to Price's Hotel Traymore in Atlantic City, NJ. Price was a Quaker, but had a collection of antique guns and swords.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Greg Morley