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Newell Convers Wyeth(American, 1882-1945)Harvey's Run 38 x 47in
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New YorkUS$100,000 - US$150,000
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Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)
Harvey's Run
signed 'N.C. Wyeth' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 47in
Painted circa 1910-11.
signed 'N.C. Wyeth' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 47in
Painted circa 1910-11.
Footnotes
Provenance
The artist.
Peter and Henriette Wyeth Hurd, San Patricio, New Mexico, by descent.
By descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
(Probably) Roswell, New Mexico, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Hurd-Wyeth Exhibition, September 13-October 25, 1981.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, Not For Publication: Landscapes, Still Lifes, and Portraits By N.C. Wyeth, June 5 - September 10, 1982, p. 46, no. 16, illustrated.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, A Summer Idyll: Landscapes of the Brandywine, June 1 - September 2, 2002.
Literature
D. Michaelis, N.C. Wyeth, A Biography, New York, 1998, after p. 308, illustrated.
C.B. Podmaniczky, N.C. Wyeth: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Wilmington, Delaware, 2008, vol. 2, p. 715, no. L47, illustrated.
In 1911, N.C. Wyeth used the proceeds from his Treasure Island commissions to buy eighteen acres of land near the village of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. On this land, Wyeth built a home and studio overlooking the valley that would inspire him and his family in their creative endeavors for more than a century.
Painted around the same year the Wyeth's took up residence in the area, Harvey's Run, depicts the more personal side of the illustrator's artistic capacity. In a style more reminiscent of the Bucks County Pennsylvania Impressionists, Harvey's Run, is rendered on a grand scale with thick, textured impasto. The scene, tranquil and calming, is executed in complimentary tones of blue, green and gray. Wyeth's interest in the landscape and the abundant beauty that it provided are captured in each and every immediate brushstroke he executed.
This location, Harvey's Run, was likely discovered by the artist while combing the Brandywine countryside. He was known to walk extensively, investigating the lush surroundings that he now considered home. According to Christine B. Podmaniczky, "For Wyeth, Chadds Ford was more than a village in a picturesque setting. The artistic inspiration he drew from the landscapes and the spiritual nourishment he derived from his own land were essential elements of his being." (The Wyeths in Chadds Ford: The Early Years, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1997, p. 3)
Despite the success of Treasure Island and the commissions that followed, Wyeth was "tortured" over the classification as an illustrator as opposed to that of a fine artist. When one views the accomplishment of a painting such as Harvey's Run it seems surprising that Wyeth's skills as a fine artist may have been undervalued. There is no doubt when beholding this or any other work by the artist that his talent and spirit are fully embedded in his artistic efforts.
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