Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
A New World in View, The Three Vessels of Columbus, composition drawing
Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper
Date: 1942
Dimensions:
sheet: 36 x 52 in. (91.4 x 132 cm)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1360
Research Number: NCW: 1360
InscribedLower left: N.C.W.
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Carolyn Wyeth; (Nicholas Wyeth, ca. 1970); Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Winters, Chadds Ford, PA; (Somerville Manning Gallery, Oct. 1999); MBNA America, Wilmington, DE, 1999 - 2005
Exhibition HistoryPortland, OR, Portland Museum of Art, "The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works form the Bank of America Collection," Oct. 7, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018;
Curatorial RemarksThe finished painting is NCW 742. The Forbes Litho Company approved the drawing sometime between Oct. 2 and Nov. 28, 1942, when NCW recieved the order to complete the finished painting (see Forbes Litho to NCW, Oct. 2, 1942 and order for NCW 742, dated Nov. 28, 1942, both WFA).
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:digital photography directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Courtesy Bank of America