Study for "Wind from the Sea" (recto)

c. 1947

Andrew Wyeth

Associated Names
Andrew Wyeth

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The image features a small, dark, rectangular area with wavy and swirling lines in the upper center portion of the paper. The remainder of the page includes faint, sketchy shapes reminiscent of rectangles and loose, flowing curves, with numbers scribbled on the top left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on folded wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles H. Morgan

  • Dimensions

    sheet (folded): 45.09 x 38.1 cm (17 3/4 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.13.2.a

  • Copyright

    © Andrew Wyeth

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of abstract lines and shapes on a slightly yellowed page. The image includes faint pencil sketches depicting simple outlines. In the top left corner, there are intersecting lines and basic geometric shapes. Moving down, there are sketches resembling leaves or floral shapes, along with a loosely sketched bird. The rest of the paper shows some aged marks and creases, indicating it's an unfinished or preparatory sketch.

Study for "Wind from the Sea" (verso)

Andrew Wyeth

1942

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ball-point pen: AW

Wikidata ID

Q64535823

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