The Clippers, presentation painting

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

The Clippers, presentation painting

Medium: Oil on canvas board
Date: 1923
Dimensions:
21 × 15 in. (53.3 × 38.1 cm)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.807
Research Number: NCW: 807
InscribedLower right: Sketch (underlined) / N. C. WYETH
ProvenanceFirst National Bank of Boston; by corporate merger to present owner
Exhibition HistoryParis, Mona Bismarck Foundation, "The Wyeths, Trois generations d'artistes americains," Nov. 10, 2011- Feb. 12, 2012, illus. in color, p. 86; Portland, OR, Portland Museum of Art, "The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works form the Bank of America Collection," Oct. 7, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018;
References Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), M.18, p. 604, 605
Curatorial RemarksA presumably earlier sketch of this design is NCW 2508, an oil on canvas painting marked "Sketch" by the artist.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Dennis Griggs, 10/2000