1970.100: Study of Beech Trunk

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1970.100

People

Andrew Wyeth, American (Chadds Ford PA 1917 - 2009 Chadds Ford PA)

Title

Study of Beech Trunk

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Study of Beech Tree Trunks

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

20th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/308946

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on heavy white wove paper

Dimensions

27.7 x 34.7 cm (10 7/8 x 13 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: graphite, upper center: Andrew Wyeth
• inscription: u.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Study of Beech Trunks
• inscription: verso, lower edge, graphite: 17 3/4 x 21 1/4 - mount & R. wht. matt
• inscription: upper edge, graphite, signed, in artist's hand: My warmest wishes to you both / Andy Wyeth
• inscription: removed from old mount, now in curatorial file, card, signed, in artist's hand: Study of Beech Trunk / My warmest wishes to you both / Andy Wyeth

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mrs. Alfred Mansfield (Ruth Steele) Brooks, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Alfred Mansfield Brooks

Copyright

© Andrew Wyeth / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

1970

Object Number

1970.100

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Unidentified Exhibition, St. Paul's School, 1971, St. Paul's School, Concord, 04/04/1971 - 05/05/1971

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