Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)

Seining Dory on Teels

Details

Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)
Seining Dory on Teels
signed 'Andrew Wyeth' lower right
watercolor on paper
11¾ x 15¾in. (29.8 x 40cm.) (sight)

Provenance

Christmas Shop Gallery, duPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
Private collection, Augusta, Maine, 1953
Private collection, South Freeport, Maine, by descent
Sale: Portland, Maine, Barridoff Galleries, August 1, 1990

Exhibited

Portland, Maine, Portland Museum of Art, The American Watercolor Tradition: Selections from the Collection, June-September 1995

Lot Essay

Seining Dory on Teels was executed in 1951 and depicts a large seining dory pulled up on dry land at Teel's Island, Maine.

This watercolor will be included in Betsy James Wyeth's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work.