New Trails, composition drawing

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

New Trails, composition drawing

Medium: Graphite and/or charcoal on paper
Date: ca. 1934
Dimensions:
52 × 40 in. (132.1 × 101.6 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1515
Research Number: NCW: 1515
Provenance(Judy Goffman Fine Art, 1987)
Curatorial RemarksThe composition drawing shows the appearance of the original oil on canvas painting (see NCW 1153), before the artist added addition design to the left and right sides. The Brandywine River Musuem holds a blank calendar page on which Wyeth drew an initial sketch of the design.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Photo courtesy Archives of American Illustrators Gallery, NYC