Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Guardian, frontispiece illustration
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1912
Dimensions:
dimensions unavailable
location unknown
Accession number: SUPP2000.1743
Research Number: NCW: 1743
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenancePrivate collection, Somerville, MA, 1967
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 198; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.377, p. 242
Curatorial RemarksThis painting came to light in 1967, when then owners contacted Andrew Wyeth. At the time, the painting was unstretched; it had been stored rolled and photographs supplied by the owner showed it in poor condition.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:web: photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:web: (Brandywine River Museum curatorial files)