Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
untitled (phantom female figures gliding over lake)
Medium: Oil on canvas adhered hardboard; addition on right side painted directly on hardboard
Date: not dated
Dimensions:
37 3/8 x 57 in. (94.9 x 144.7 cm)
The Phyllis and Jamie Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1494
Research Number: NCW: 1494
Inscribedno marks on front or reverse
ProvenanceThe artist to 1945; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth to 1973; Carolyn Wyeth
Exhibition HistoryDoylestown, PA, James A. Michener Art Museum, 1/20/- 5/6/2018 (and Roswell, NM, Roswell Museum and Art Center, 6/15 - 9/16/2018), "Magical & Real, Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd," checklist, vol. 1, p. 106, and p. 16, illus. in color; Greenville, DE, Somerville Manning Gallery, "N. C. Wyeth: Painter and Illustrator," June 14-Sept. 14, 2019;
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), O.13, p. 836
Curatorial RemarksOriginally this image consisted of approximately the left two thirds of the present work. The canvas was removed from a stretcher and applied to a larger hardboard support. The artist painted directly on the hardboard to enlarge the design on the right by approximately one third, then laid a border in gold paint or leaf around the edge. Faint horizontal and vertical lines across the image indicate that it was ruled for transfer, suggesting the artist considered enlarging the design. See NCW 938 for additional information.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Echelmeyer, 11/2002