Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Norsemen Sight America's Shores, composition drawing
Alternate Title(s):The Viking Flag
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: ca.1942
Dimensions:
sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 3/8 in. (47.9 x 61.9 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1859
Research Number: NCW: 1859
Inscribednone
ProvenanceMrs. N. C. Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.142) made from the drawing used in the transfer of the image from paper to panel (NCW546). The drawing composition is more horizontal in orientation than the final painting.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:B/w photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer