Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
River of Sleep, composition drawing
Medium: Graphite on paper adhered to cardboard
Date: 1937 / 1938
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 5/8 x 11 in. (39.7 x 27.9 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1440
Research Number: NCW: 1440
InscribedBottom center: RIVER of SLEEP; lower right: N. C. W.
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksThe Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide made from this drawing (NCWS.95.1825.72). In the final painting the sleeping figure has been eliminated.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:B/w print directly from drawing