Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)

Gilpin's Tavern

Details

Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)
Gilpin's Tavern
signed 'Andrew Wyeth' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
22 x 29¾ in. (55.9 x 75.6 cm.)
Executed in 1952.

Provenance

The artist.
Private collection, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above, circa 1950s.
By descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

The present work depicts the side view of Lafyette's Headquarters in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania with a large buttonwood tree. At one time the building was called Gilpin's Tavern, which is the source of the title.

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

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