- 48
Andrew Wyeth
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Andrew Wyeth
- Knapsack
- signed Andrew Wyeth (lower left) and A. Wyeth (lower right)
- watercolor on paper
- 21 1/2 by 29 7/8 inches
- (54.6 by 75.9 cm)
- Executed in 1978.
Provenance
Leonard E.B. Andrews, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 1986 (acquired from the artist)
Private collection, Shibuya Tokyo, Japan
Pacific Sun Trading Company, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 2005
Peter Marcelle Gallery, Southampton, New York, 2008
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 2009
Private collection, Shibuya Tokyo, Japan
Pacific Sun Trading Company, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 2005
Peter Marcelle Gallery, Southampton, New York, 2008
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 2009
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts; Houston, Texas, The Museum of Fine Arts; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco, California, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts; Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art (also traveled to eight venues in Japan), Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures, May 1987-September 1989, no. 203, p. 199, illustrated p. 166
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum; Portland, Maine, Portland Museum of Art, The Helga Pictures: Then and Now, September 1992-October 1993
West Palm Beach, Florida, Norton Museum of Art; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art; Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum; New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Pictures, January 1996-June 1997
Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Wyeth - Three Generations, June-August 1998
Lafayette, Louisiana, Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum; Canton, Ohio, Canton Museum of Art; Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures, April 2004-January 2005, no. 61, illustrated p. 84
Naples, Florida, Naples Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth & Family, January-May 2006
New York, Adelson Galleries, Andrew Wyeth: Helga on Paper, November-December 2006, no. 75, pp. 110, 126, illustrated p. 111
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Gerald Peters Gallery, Three Generations of Wyeth, July-August 2010
Santa Barbara, California, Sullivan Goss, Andrew Wyeth: American Master, May-June 2013
Denver, Colorado, Goodwin Fine Art, Andrew Wyeth: A Survey, October-November 2015
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum; Portland, Maine, Portland Museum of Art, The Helga Pictures: Then and Now, September 1992-October 1993
West Palm Beach, Florida, Norton Museum of Art; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art; Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum; New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Pictures, January 1996-June 1997
Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Wyeth - Three Generations, June-August 1998
Lafayette, Louisiana, Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum; Canton, Ohio, Canton Museum of Art; Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures, April 2004-January 2005, no. 61, illustrated p. 84
Naples, Florida, Naples Museum of Art, Andrew Wyeth & Family, January-May 2006
New York, Adelson Galleries, Andrew Wyeth: Helga on Paper, November-December 2006, no. 75, pp. 110, 126, illustrated p. 111
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Gerald Peters Gallery, Three Generations of Wyeth, July-August 2010
Santa Barbara, California, Sullivan Goss, Andrew Wyeth: American Master, May-June 2013
Denver, Colorado, Goodwin Fine Art, Andrew Wyeth: A Survey, October-November 2015
Literature
Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures, calendar illustration, 1988
Ken Shulman, "An Ever Mysterious Muse," Art & Antiques, October 2006, illustrated
Catherine Quillman, "Andrew Wyeth: Helga on Paper," Antiques & Fine Art, October 2006, illustrated
"Andrew Wyeth's 'Helga Series' at Adelson Galleries Nov. 3," Antiques & The Arts Weekly, October 27, 2006, p. 25, illustrated
Josef Woodard, "A Slice of Wyeth's World," Santa Barbara News-Press, May 17, 2013, S47, illustrated
James D. Balestrieri, "Painting Windows and a Family Affair," American Fine Art, May 2014, pp. 48-55, illustrated
Ken Shulman, "An Ever Mysterious Muse," Art & Antiques, October 2006, illustrated
Catherine Quillman, "Andrew Wyeth: Helga on Paper," Antiques & Fine Art, October 2006, illustrated
"Andrew Wyeth's 'Helga Series' at Adelson Galleries Nov. 3," Antiques & The Arts Weekly, October 27, 2006, p. 25, illustrated
Josef Woodard, "A Slice of Wyeth's World," Santa Barbara News-Press, May 17, 2013, S47, illustrated
James D. Balestrieri, "Painting Windows and a Family Affair," American Fine Art, May 2014, pp. 48-55, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The sheet is not matted. There is some slight distortion to the sheet that is inherent to the artist's materials.
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.
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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.