East Friendship, Maine

1944

Andrew Wyeth

Associated Names
Andrew Wyeth

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

This painting shows a side view of a white house on the upper left side of the scene, extending towards the center. The horizon is visible in the distance under a white cloudy sky painted with streaks of blue and small wisps of gray, and a smaller gray structure is seen near the horizon in the center of the painting. A white path cuts through the gray, green, and red grass that dominates the foreground, stretching from the bottom right corner to the center, where it meets the front of the white house. In the distance on the right is open brown and green land leading towards a low green hill. The brushstrokes are expressive and fluid. The color palette includes mostly earth tones, along with the white of the sky, the house, and the path.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward Hyde Cox

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.9 x 74.9 cm (21 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.92.2

  • Copyright

    © Andrew Wyeth


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Hyde Cox, Boston; bequest to NGA, 1998

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • Exhibition of Watercolors, Temperas, and Drybrush Drawings by Andrew Wyeth, Addison Gallery of American Art, 1946, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Andrew Wyeth

Wikidata ID

Q64535820

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