November Fields, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

c. 1940-1945

Andrew Wyeth

Associated Names
Andrew Wyeth

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The image depicts a natural landscape with a low vantage point. The horizon is positioned slightly above the center, showing distant hills or a gentle slope under a pale sky. The brushstrokes are fluid, creating movement among the trees and branches. The trees blend into the sky, contrasting with the broad strokes indicating the clouds and sky. The color palette includes earthy tones like brown, muted greens, and dark reds alongside lighter sky hues. The brushwork is defined in the foreground, becoming lighter and less detailed in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, brush and black ink, and graphite on wove paper mounted to board

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. David Edward Finley)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.83 × 52.71 cm (14 1/2 × 20 3/4 in.)
    board: 39.85 × 58.42 cm (15 11/16 × 23 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2618

  • Copyright

    © Andrew Wyeth

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. David Edward Finley, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1985

  • Andrew Wyeth: From Public and Private Collections, Canton Art Institute, Ohio, 1985, p. 98, repro

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 76-78, no. 46, repro

2006

  • American Landscape: Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 215, no. 1445.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Andrew Wyeth; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: 21 1/2 x 28 1/2 - Mt + R wht mat

Wikidata ID

Q64535829

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