Wyeth, Andrew - 1917-
The fifth and youngest child of N.C. Wyeth, the well-known illustrator, Andrew Wyeth was born July 12, 1917 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. A sickly child who ended up with whooping cough, he was home-schooled by his parents in all subjects, including art. With a vivid imagination and a fascination for art, his father encouraged him to pursue his watercolor painting.
He held
...see more » his first one-man show in 1937 in Port Clyde, Maine, where the Wyeth family had a summer home. It was an instant success. He went on to have many more, including a solo museum exhibition at the Farnsworth Art Museum. He has been featured on the cover of American Artist and many other magazines including Saturday Evening Post.
His father's death in 1945 had a profound effect on Wyeth. His art matured into an enduring style that has been the same for over fifty years. His paintings are either in watercolor, drybrush or egg tempera.
He spends time in both his Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania and Cushing, Maine studios, so the subjects of his art are consistently the landscapes and people that he knows. His paintings display the natural beauty of the subjects and the photographic emotional and visionary appeal. Wyeth's art progressed through various stages over a 60-year career, including realism, surrealistic expressionism, and a combined style which reflected both genres.
He has been married since he was 22 to a local girl named Betsey James. They have two sons, one of whom is a third generation artist. Wyeth continues to be one of the most collectible living artists and most well-known painters of his time.
Selected works:
1943 Muddy Road by Adam Johnson's
1947 Wind from the Sea
1948 Christina's World (Museum of Modern Art, New York City)
1950 Young America
1951 The Trodden Weed
1952 Far Away
1955 Nicholas
1959 Ground Hog Day
1961 Distant Thunder
1964 Her Room
1966 Grape Wine
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