Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Yancey's ardent eyes took on their most melting look
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1929
Dimensions:
32 × 31 in. (81.3 × 78.7 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.973
Research Number: NCW: 973
InscribedUpper right: N. C. WYETH / To Miss Schaffer from N. C. W. 1931
ProvenanceThe artist to 1931; gift to Clara Schaffer, 1931; (?); (Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA, 1985 - 1991); (Randall House, Santa Barbara, CA, 1991); Collection of Joel and Suzanne Sugg, San Angelo, TX; (Wyeth Hurd Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1998); MBNA America, Wilmington, DE; (Frank E. Fowler, Lookout Mountain, TN, 2001); Mr. and Mrs. F. James McCarl III, to 2008; (New York, NY, Sotheby's, May 22, 2008, lot no. 98);
Exhibition HistorySan Angelo, TX, 1993; Greenville, DE, 1995; Rockland, ME, 1999, illustration in color, p. 11
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 279; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.1134, p. 526
Curatorial RemarksClara Schaffer Hess was a nurse for the children of Henriette and Peter Hurd.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Transparency directly from painting
Photo Credit:Courtesy MBNA, 02/2001