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Jamie Wyeth b.1946
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Jamie Wyeth
- Scotia Prince
- signed J. WYETH (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 24 by 38 inches
- (61 by 96.5 cm)
- Painted in 1987.
Provenance
Nicholas Wyeth Inc., New York
James Graham & Sons, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999
James Graham & Sons, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999
Exhibited
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum, Jamie Wyeth: Islands, June-August 1993, no. 35, p. 11
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum; Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Art Museum, Wonderous Strange: The Wyeth Tradition, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, James Wyeth, June 1998-February 1999, no. 159, p. 159, illustrated in color
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, Gulls, Ravens and A Vulture: The Orinthological Paintings of Jamie Wyeth, June-October 2006, no. 9, p. 14, illustrated in color p. 17
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum; Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Art Museum, Wonderous Strange: The Wyeth Tradition, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, James Wyeth, June 1998-February 1999, no. 159, p. 159, illustrated in color
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, Gulls, Ravens and A Vulture: The Orinthological Paintings of Jamie Wyeth, June-October 2006, no. 9, p. 14, illustrated in color p. 17
Condition
Very good condition. Unlined. Two small spots of inpainting along the upper left edge and top left center edge of canvas, possibly to address frame abrasion.
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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
The people and places of Maine have consistently served as the subjects of many of Jamie Wyeth's paintings, including Scotia Prince. Wyeth began spending his summers there with his family in the late 1950s, and ultimately purchased a home on Monhegan, a small island off the coast. To describe this enigmatic work, Wyeth stated:
Scotia Prince is this gambling boat which goes by Monhegan at odd hours in the night. I always loved the idea of this 'thing' floating off there, and all the gulls on Monhegan--these sort of reptilian creatures--watching the ship go by. Seeing them on the ledge, it's a kind of fantastic thing. I would watch the Scotia Prince go by at night and it always looked like a fake stage set or like a toy boat being pulled along. I would go out on the rocks and sit on occasion, and there would be gulls and crows. There are ravens in the painting, which we have offshore. And gulls and ravens hang together, which is amazing. They seem to have an affinity for one another (as quoted in Jamie Wyeth: Islands, Rockland, Maine, 1993, p. 11).