Lot Essay
This watercolor will be included in Betsy James Wyeth's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work.
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The Finn
Details
Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)
The Finn
watercolor on paper
29¾ x 21½ in. (75.5 x 54.6 cm.)
The Finn
watercolor on paper
29¾ x 21½ in. (75.5 x 54.6 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Holly and Arthur Magill, Greenville, South Carolina.
Holly and Arthur Magill, Greenville, South Carolina.
Literature
A. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth: Autobiography, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995
B. O'Doherty, R. Meryman and E.P. Richardson, The Art of Andrew Wyeth, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1973, p. 103, illustrated
"Greenville County Museum of Art," Regency, January 1984, pp. 12-13
J. Canaday, "Andrew Wyeth: Rising above the Scorn," The Art Gallery, May 1979, pp. 102-115, 126
P. Hall, "Andrew Wyeth--Purely A Personal Expression," Gilcrease Magazine of American History and Art, January 1989, pp. 1-21
"Ein Bilderschatz in der alten Muhle wird zue Presseund Preissensation," Art-Das Kunstmagazin, November 1986, p. 88-92
"Twenty-Six Wyeth Paintings going on Display in Greenville, South Carolina," The Atlanta Constitution, September 1979, p. 7A
R. Hughes, "Wyeth's Cold Comfort," Time, November 1976, p. 84
"Wyeth Paintings, A White House First," Evening Journal, February 1970
J. Canaday, "In Boston, Fine Wyeth Retrospective," New York Times, July 1970, p. 38
"Wyeth Paints the Silent Minority," Christian Science Monitor, July 1970, p. 1, section 2
"Museum of Fine Arts: Andrew Wyeth," The Sunday Standard, July 1970, p. 3
S.R. Gerson, "Two Major Shows," Burlington Times, August 1970
G.S. Lestz, "Andrew Wyeth's Surprise," New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 1970, p.1
H. Themal, "Wyeths in the White House," Evening Journal, March 1970
"Boston Exhibit--Wyeth at his Best," The Hartford Times, July 1970, p. 8A
"Wyeth Work to Aid House Restoration," Portland Press Herald, February 1970, p. 9
B. O'Doherty, R. Meryman and E.P. Richardson, The Art of Andrew Wyeth, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1973, p. 103, illustrated
"Greenville County Museum of Art," Regency, January 1984, pp. 12-13
J. Canaday, "Andrew Wyeth: Rising above the Scorn," The Art Gallery, May 1979, pp. 102-115, 126
P. Hall, "Andrew Wyeth--Purely A Personal Expression," Gilcrease Magazine of American History and Art, January 1989, pp. 1-21
"Ein Bilderschatz in der alten Muhle wird zue Presseund Preissensation," Art-Das Kunstmagazin, November 1986, p. 88-92
"Twenty-Six Wyeth Paintings going on Display in Greenville, South Carolina," The Atlanta Constitution, September 1979, p. 7A
R. Hughes, "Wyeth's Cold Comfort," Time, November 1976, p. 84
"Wyeth Paintings, A White House First," Evening Journal, February 1970
J. Canaday, "In Boston, Fine Wyeth Retrospective," New York Times, July 1970, p. 38
"Wyeth Paints the Silent Minority," Christian Science Monitor, July 1970, p. 1, section 2
"Museum of Fine Arts: Andrew Wyeth," The Sunday Standard, July 1970, p. 3
S.R. Gerson, "Two Major Shows," Burlington Times, August 1970
G.S. Lestz, "Andrew Wyeth's Surprise," New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, February 1970, p.1
H. Themal, "Wyeths in the White House," Evening Journal, March 1970
"Boston Exhibit--Wyeth at his Best," The Hartford Times, July 1970, p. 8A
"Wyeth Work to Aid House Restoration," Portland Press Herald, February 1970, p. 9
Exhibited
Washington, DC, The White House, February-March 1970
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Andrew Wyeth, July 1970, no. 169, pp. 162-3, illustrated
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans--Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons, October 1976-February 1977, illustrated
Denver, Colorado, United Bank of Denver, Andrew Wyeth in Facsimile, September-October 1977
Greenville, South Carolina, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Works by Andrew Wyeth from the Holly and Arthur Magill Collection, no. 23, pp. 62-3, illustrated
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Art, Collectors of the Year, February-March 1982
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Andrew Wyeth: Works on Paper from the Collection of Holly and Arthur Magill, January-April 1989
Portland, Maine, Portland Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth in Maine: Selections from the Holly and Arthur Magill Collection, July-September 1989
Nagoya, Japan, Aichi Perfectural Museum, Andrew Wyeth Retrospective, February-April 1995 (this exhibition also travelled to: Tokyo, Japan, Bunkamura Museum of Art, April-June 1995; Fukushima, Japan, Fukushima Perfectural Museum, June-July 1995; Kansas City, Missouri, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, September-November 1995)
Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Andrew Wyeth, July 1970, no. 169, pp. 162-3, illustrated
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans--Masters of Watercolor, May-June 1974
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons, October 1976-February 1977, illustrated
Denver, Colorado, United Bank of Denver, Andrew Wyeth in Facsimile, September-October 1977
Greenville, South Carolina, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Works by Andrew Wyeth from the Holly and Arthur Magill Collection, no. 23, pp. 62-3, illustrated
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Museum of Art, Collectors of the Year, February-March 1982
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Andrew Wyeth: Works on Paper from the Collection of Holly and Arthur Magill, January-April 1989
Portland, Maine, Portland Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth in Maine: Selections from the Holly and Arthur Magill Collection, July-September 1989
Nagoya, Japan, Aichi Perfectural Museum, Andrew Wyeth Retrospective, February-April 1995 (this exhibition also travelled to: Tokyo, Japan, Bunkamura Museum of Art, April-June 1995; Fukushima, Japan, Fukushima Perfectural Museum, June-July 1995; Kansas City, Missouri, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, September-November 1995)