Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The boyhood of C. A. Lindbergh yields many clues to his personality as a man
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1931
Dimensions:
25 1/4 × 30 1/4 in. (64.1 × 76.8 cm)
Private collection, TX
Accession number: SUPP2000.1845
Research Number: NCW: 1845
InscribedUpper right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceMcCall's Magazine to ca. 1930s; gift to employee and descended in family, to 2006; (Palm Beach Auctioneer, Palm Beach, FL, Ebay auction, May 28, 2006); (?); (Christie's, New York, NY, Nov. 30, 2006, lot no. 141)
Exhibition HistoryTyler, TX, Tyler Museum of Art, "The Wyeths Across Texas," no. 13, p. 66, illus. p. 67;
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1177, p. 538, 539; Henry Adams, "The Wyeths Across Texas," American Art Review, XXIV, no. 5 (Sept.-Oct. 2012), illus. in color p. 123
Curatorial RemarksThe paintings for this story are dated by a group of photographs of Lindbergh family members sent to N.C. Wyeth as reference material, all inscribed on the reverse: THIS PRINT MADE FOR / McCall's / APRIL 21, 1931 (Wyeth Family Archives).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital image directly from painting
Photo Credit:Michael I. Price Photography, Inc., 6/14/2006