Columbus Discovers America, study for the figure of Columbus

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

Columbus Discovers America, study for the figure of Columbus

Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: ca. 1942
Dimensions:
sheet: 42 x 39 in. (106.6 x 99 cm)
Cynthia L. Howar
Accession number: SUPP2000.2329
Research Number: NCW: 2329
ProvenanceWyeth family to 1976; (Frank E. Folwer, Lookout Mountain, TN); (?); Private collection to ca. 1985
Curatorial RemarksSee NCW 648 for a composition study that incorporates this figure with slight changes.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:b/w photography directly from drawing
Photo Credit:Courtesy of Frank E. Fowler