Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Reflections
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1905
Dimensions:
28 1/8 × 18 in. (71.4 × 45.7 cm)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Bequest of Carolyn Wyeth, 1996
Accession number: 96.1.5
Research Number: NCW: 932
InscribedLower left: Carolyn / from / Convers (underlined) - 05 -; all four stretcher bars printed with a brown embossed manufacturer’s trademark (palette and calipers), inscribed: ANCO BILT (on palette) / Glendale, NY / 28 (on two vertical members to denote the stretcher bar length) / 18 (on two horizontal members)
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to Carolyn B. Bockius (Mrs. N. C. Wyeth); Carolyn Wyeth
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), L.13, p. 706
Curatorial RemarksThe painting was photographed in 1969, one of approximately 3 dozen paintings from the artist's studio that had been stored unstretched (Brandywine River Museum, catalogue raisonné files). The title authority rests with Andrew Wyeth (Inventory of Paintings removed from NCW studio, Oct. 11, 1990, Brandywine River Museum).
In 2013, the painting was examined by Kelly McCauley, a student in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She discovered by infrared examination and x-radiography the presence of an underimage. The underimage does not seem to correspond to any known compositions.
In 2013, the painting was examined by Kelly McCauley, a student in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She discovered by infrared examination and x-radiography the presence of an underimage. The underimage does not seem to correspond to any known compositions.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:transparency directly from artwork
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer