The Oak
1940-1945
Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor, gouache, brush and black ink, graphite, blotting, over graphite on paperboard
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 101.9 x 76.8 cm (40 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.)
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Accession
1998.92.4
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Copyright
© Andrew Wyeth
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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