"At daybreak, mistress, in execution of the sentence passed upon him yesterday in the Governor's court"

Artist:

N.C. Wyeth

(American, 1882 - 1945)

"At daybreak, mistress, in execution of the sentence passed upon him yesterday in the Governor's court"

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1929
Dimensions:
30 × 32 in. (76.2 × 81.3 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1362
Research Number: NCW: 1362
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
ProvenanceThe artist; Gladys Pond Wyeth; Gretchen Wyeth Underwood, and descended in family; [New York, New York, Christie's, Feb. 26, 2014, no.112; did not sell]; [New York, New York, Christie's, Sept. 22, 2015, no. ]
References Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 265; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1122, p. 522
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Michael Tropea, 7/2006