Study for "Wind from the Sea"

c. 1947

Andrew Wyeth

Associated Names
Andrew Wyeth

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The artwork features an abstract composition with horizontal and vertical lines resembling the structure of a window frame. The color palette consists of grays and browns, with darker brushstrokes adding contrast. The shapes resemble the form of a window. The surrounding space is largely empty. Scattered handwritten notes add texture and depth to the artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles H. Morgan

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.48 x 40.64 cm (12 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.13.3

  • Copyright

    © Andrew Wyeth

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Bibliography

2014

  • Anderson, Nancy K., and Charles Brock. Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2014: 17: fig. 17.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: wall / warm dark gray tones / not as dark as shade; upper center in graphite: light comes / through shade / very bright; lower right in graphite: warm affected light / from blowing / curtain, on / wood works / below / window; lower right in blue ball-point pen: Study for (Wind from The Sea) / A.W.; lower center in graphite: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64535824

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