Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Holding a burning brand in the air, he saw the tired king standing there.
Alternate Title(s):King and Colier (sic); The King Knocks
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1923
Dimensions:
32 × 42 in. (81.3 × 106.7 cm)
Collection of Mr. Erik Davies
Accession number: SUPP2000.855
Research Number: NCW: 855
InscribedLower left: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
Provenance(Marbella Gallery, New York, NY, 1973)
Exhibition HistoryWilmington, DE, 1926, no. 116, as King and Colier (sic); Brookville, NY, Long Island University (C. W. Post Campus), "Great American Illustrators," 1982; New York, NY, Society of Illustrators, "The Illustrator in America: 1880-1980" Nov. 3 - 30, 1984; Annville, PA, Lebanon Valley College, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, "N. C. Wyeth: Storyteller," Aug. 28 - Oct. 11, 2009
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 262; Kristian Davies, "Raised on Art," Art & Antiques, vol. XXV, no. 7 (Summer 2002), color illustration p. 114, as "The King Knocks"; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.955, p. 453
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Paul Mutino