Property from the Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Charles H. Price, II

Jamie Wyeth

The Emperor of Chickens

Auction Closed

May 20, 10:17 PM GMT

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Jamie Wyeth

b.1946

The Emperor of Chickens

signed J. Wyeth (lower right)

oil on canvas

46⅛ by 36⅛ in.

117.2 by 91.8 cm.

Executed in 2002.

The canvas is unlined and retains the original stretchers. There is minor frame abrasion along the extreme edges and a small split to the tacking edge at upper left corner. Under UV: There are no signs of inpainting or previous restorations.

Framed Dimensions: 58 by 48 in. (147.3 by 121.9 cm.)

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[with] James Graham & Sons, New York
Adelson Galleries, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above in 2002 by the present owner

Rockland, Maine, William A. Farnsworth Museum, Gulls, Ravens and a Vulture: The Ornithological Paintings of James Wyeth, 2005, no. 63, pp. 14, 72, 75, illustrated
Houston, Meredith Long & Co., Jamie Wyeth Paintings, 2010, n.p., illustrated