Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Silently we threaded our way along the slippery trail and down toward the valley
Date: 1912
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
known by reproduction only
canvas reused (see NCW 2325)
Accession number: SUPP2000.1611
Research Number: NCW: 1611
ProvenanceCanvas returned to NCW after reproduction, and reused about 1920
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 255; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.421, p. 1611
Curatorial RemarksThe inscription on the reverse of NCW 2325 indicates that the river scene covers an image painted for "Somewhere Safe to Sea," a story that appeared in Collier's Weekly Magazine of Oct. 12, 1912, with two illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. The canvas has been examined by x-radiography, but thick paint layers (perhaps of lead white) in the central portion of the canvas make a positive identification difficult. Faint forms suggest the far right leg and its surrounding shadows, indicating that the under image is probably this painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency from tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum Library
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer, 4/2005