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Andrew Wyeth b. 1917
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Andrew Wyeth
- Wessaweskeag
- signed Andrew Wyeth, l.r.
- watercolor on paper
- 21 1/4 by 29 3/4 in.
- (53.9 by 75.6 cm)
- Executed in 1962.
Provenance
Private collection, Boston, Georgia
Exhibited
Islesboro, Maine, Islesboro Towne Hall, Dry Brush and Watercolors by Andrew Wyeth, July-August 1962, no. 282
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew Wyeth - Temperas, Watercolors, Dry Brush, Drawings, 1938-1966, October 1966-June 1967, no. 350
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew Wyeth - Temperas, Watercolors, Dry Brush, Drawings, 1938-1966, October 1966-June 1967, no. 350
Condition
Very good condition; unframed: hinged to the mat at three places along top edge, bottom corners in supports, some minor cracking in the thickest areas of pigment at center.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Wessaweskeag is the Native American word meaning "tidal creek" or "salt creek" given to the local river and the Maine town now called South Thomaston. The image depicts the salt marsh on Buttermilk Lane on the road from Route 1 to South Thomaston.