Feb 1 – May 31, 2017
The Art of the Wyeth Family features artwork by the many family members and
descendants of N.C. Wyeth, spanning three generations. The Wyeth family has strong
roots along the East Coast – particularly in coastal Maine, and rural Pennsylvania – that is
reflected in their naturalistic representations of the landscape, wildlife, and area
inhabitants.
The first group exhibition of art by the Wyeth family took place in Philadelphia in 1935. Comprised of paintings by all of the artists in the Wyeth family at the time, the exhibition included N.C. Wyeth’s work alongside those of his children Henriette, Carolyn, and Andrew.
N.C. Wyeth insisted that his children learn the traditional aspects of creating art such as perspective drawing and working with human models and plaster casts, while also emphasizing the importance of astutely observing the natural world and their place within it. He would later reflect “that a man can only paint that which he knows even more than intimately, he has got to know it spiritually. And to do that he has got to live around it, in it and be part of it.”
Though the paintings in this exhibition differ significantly in terms of style and technique, all of the works are united by an unwavering dedication to capturing the transcendent beauty of their subject matter. More than a century has passed since the earliest painting in this exhibition was completed, yet the legacy of one of America’s finest artistic dynasties continues to prosper.
The first group exhibition of art by the Wyeth family took place in Philadelphia in 1935. Comprised of paintings by all of the artists in the Wyeth family at the time, the exhibition included N.C. Wyeth’s work alongside those of his children Henriette, Carolyn, and Andrew.
N.C. Wyeth insisted that his children learn the traditional aspects of creating art such as perspective drawing and working with human models and plaster casts, while also emphasizing the importance of astutely observing the natural world and their place within it. He would later reflect “that a man can only paint that which he knows even more than intimately, he has got to know it spiritually. And to do that he has got to live around it, in it and be part of it.”
Though the paintings in this exhibition differ significantly in terms of style and technique, all of the works are united by an unwavering dedication to capturing the transcendent beauty of their subject matter. More than a century has passed since the earliest painting in this exhibition was completed, yet the legacy of one of America’s finest artistic dynasties continues to prosper.
ANDREW WYETH
Binoculars
1981
watercolor and dry brush on paper 21 x 29 in.
Binoculars
1981
watercolor and dry brush on paper 21 x 29 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Blizzard
1966
watercolor and gouache on paper 20 x 29 in.
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ANDREW WYETH
Concord River
1934 watercolor on paper 21 x 28 1/2 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Concord River
1934 watercolor on paper 21 x 28 1/2 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Dogwood 1983 HS
1983 collotype on paper 21 x 28 3/8 in.
Dogwood 1983 HS
1983 collotype on paper 21 x 28 3/8 in.
JAMIE WYETH
Herring Gulls
color lithograph on paper 24 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.
Herring Gulls
color lithograph on paper 24 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.
ANDREW WYETH
In the Orchard
1973 pencil on paper 23 1/4 x 17 in.
N.C. WYETH
Once the Girl Started Through the Yard as Though She Would Rush After Them and Stopped
at the Gate
1930-1931
oil on canvas 34 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.
Once the Girl Started Through the Yard as Though She Would Rush After Them and Stopped
at the Gate
1930-1931
oil on canvas 34 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Portrait of a Man (Forest Wall)
1950 pencil on paper 11 1/2 x 14 in.
Portrait of a Man (Forest Wall)
1950 pencil on paper 11 1/2 x 14 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Quart and a Half
1961 watercolor on paper 21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.
Quart and a Half
1961 watercolor on paper 21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.
JAMIE WYETH
Red Tail Hawk
2013
paint and pencil on paper 15 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.
JAMIE WYETH
Snapper
1982 watercolor on paper 29 x 39 in.
Snapper
1982 watercolor on paper 29 x 39 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Study for Hand Split
1979
pencil on paper 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
Study for Hand Split
1979
pencil on paper 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Sunset
watercolor on paper 21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Undersnow
1977
watercolor and dry brush on paper 23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.
JAMIE WYETH
Unpainted Buoys
c. 1965 watercolor on paper 17 x 21 in.
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Unpainted Buoys
c. 1965 watercolor on paper 17 x 21 in.
ANDREW WYETH
Betsy's Hat (Study for Distant Thunder)
1961 pencil on paper 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Betsy's Hat (Study for Distant Thunder)
1961 pencil on paper 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
