He thrust a dirty, crumpled wad of bills into the gasping mouth.

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

He thrust a dirty, crumpled wad of bills into the gasping mouth.

Date: 1907
Dimensions:
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Destroyed by fire, July 1908
Accession number: SUPP2000.1973
Research Number: NCW: 1973
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined) / -07
ProvenanceCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY; destroyed by fire, July 29, 1908
References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 274; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.198, p. 169
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography from printed source (Brandywine River Museum library, tear sheet)
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer