The Oak

1940-1945

Andrew Wyeth

Associated Names
Andrew Wyeth

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

This is a detailed painting of a tree. The tree takes up the entirety of the painting, in a slightly diagonal line from the bottom to the top. Thick and thin branches extend outward from the trunk of the tree, some bare, some with dark green leaves. The color palette includes natural tones, with browns of the trunk contrasting against greens of the foliage and the off-white background. At the top, the silhouette of a bird with its wings outstretched is partially visible behind the thin branches.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, brush and black ink, graphite, blotting, over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward Hyde Cox

  • Dimensions

    overall: 101.9 x 76.8 cm (40 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.92.4

  • Copyright

    © Andrew Wyeth

More About this Artwork

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Hyde Cox, Boston; bequest to NGA, 1998

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Wyeth: Andrew and Jamie in the Studio, Denver Art Museum; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2015-2016.

Bibliography

2015

  • Standring, Timothy J. Wyeth: Andrew and James in the Studio. Exh. cat. Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 2015: 52-53, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Andrew Wyeth

Wikidata ID

Q64535819

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