Lot Essay
The grandniece of Andy Davis, Wyeth's friend, model and prominent member of the African American community of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, served as the model for the present work.
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Study for 'Heat Lightning'
Details
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
Wyeth, A.
Study for 'Heat Lightning'
signed 'A. Wyeth' and inscribed with title (lower left)
pencil on paper
24 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.4 cm.)
Executed in 1977.
Wyeth, A.
Study for 'Heat Lightning'
signed 'A. Wyeth' and inscribed with title (lower left)
pencil on paper
24 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.4 cm.)
Executed in 1977.
Provenance
Joseph E. Levine, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's Arcade, New York, 30 March 1999, lot 367, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's Arcade, New York, 30 March 1999, lot 367, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Further Details
The Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center of the Brandywine Museum of Art confirms that this object is recorded in Betsy James Wyeth’s files.
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