Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Jean Lafitte
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Date: 1944 / 1945
Dimensions:
36 1/4 × 33 3/4 in. (92.1 × 85.7 cm)
Louisana State Museun, New Orleans, Louisana
Accession number: SUPP2000.1866
Research Number: NCW: 1866
InscribedLower right: N. C. W.
ProvenanceJohn Morrell & Company, Ottumwa, Iowa to 1947
Curatorial RemarksThis drawing was one of two sent to Morrell & Company, as proposed illustrations for a calendar set Wyeth titled in his correspondence "Swashbucklers in American History" (NCW to Henriette Wyeht Hurd, 12/17/44, WFA). The rough draft of the proposal, in Wyeth's hand (WFA), outlines his dramatic and artistic intentions, and refers to "two accompanying compositional sketches," one of which is this piece. The proposal was not accepted and no paintings were done after the designs.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from drawing
Photo Credit:Louisiana State Museum