Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)

Adam's Shed

Details

Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917)
Adam's Shed
signed 'Andrew Wyeth' (lower left)
watercolor on paper
11 x 13¾ in. (27.9 x 35 cm.)
Executed in 1955.

Provenance

Private collection, Greenville, Delaware.
Private collection, New York, son of the above.
Corporate collection, New York, 1990.
Private collection, Japan.

Exhibited

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, A Winter Gallery, November 28, 1975-January 11, 1976.

Lot Essay

The shed depicted is that of Adam Johnson, a frequent model and Chadds Ford neighbor of Andrew Wyeth.

This watercolor will be included in Betsy James Wyeth's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work.

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