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American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
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- Sale 6384
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Dec 7 | 1:00 PM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6384
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$70,000 – $100,000
Provenance:
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
By descent in the family.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Sale of December 4, 2016, Lot 45.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Literature:
The Delineator, February 1912, Vol. LXXIX, no. 2, p. 84, illustrated.
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals, New York, 1972, p. 257.
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, London, 2008, p. 231, no. I.351, illustrated.
Accessible on the Brandywine Museum of Art's online Catalogue Raisonné at https://collections.brandywine.org/ncwcr, no. NCW: 1650.
Lot Note:
The Brandywine Museum of Art owns a proof of this image, which was formerly in the artist's studio and is printed on tissue and inscribed "(illegible) Chadwick SC" in pencil. In the proof, the engraver's hand is discernible in all light areas, notably on the chicken, window panes, door, and door jamb. The present lot is quintessentially N. C. Wyeth, illustrating a scene of bittersweet romance amid a charming rural setting. It illustrated a prize-winning short story entitled "The Prairie" by Clarice Vallette McCauley, which was published in the February 1912 issue of The Delineator. The tale recounts an episode in the life of a couple on the harsh prairie, who live, and love, despite the hardships of their environment.
Framed: 41 3/4 x 32 3/4 in.
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