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N. C. Wyeth: 24 Cards
From the exclusive collection of Pennsylvania's Brandywine River Museum come these 24 robust, romantic illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. This gallery of the ever-popular artist's visions includes illustrations from such classics as Kidnapped, Treasure Island, and The Last of the Mohicans; landscapes, portraits, and other selections from the artist's personal paintings; an introduction and notes by a Brandywine River Museum curator; and two dozen 4 1/4 x 6 illustrations, printed on high-quality, laminated stock. Perfect for sending messages to art lovers, these magnificent reproductions are also suitable for framing.
6 pages, Paperback
Published June 15, 2000
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N.C. Wyeth
209 books17 followersNewell Convers Wyeth was an American artist and illustrator. He was a pupil of Howard Pyle during the Golden Age of Illustration.
During his lifetime, Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, twenty-five of them for the Scribner Classics, for which he is best known. The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Wyeth was a realist painter at a time when the camera and photography began to compete with his craft. Sometimes seen as melodramatic, his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly. Wyeth, who was both a painter and an illustrator, understood the difference, and said in 1908, "Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other."
He is the father of Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both well-known American painters.
During his lifetime, Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, twenty-five of them for the Scribner Classics, for which he is best known. The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Wyeth was a realist painter at a time when the camera and photography began to compete with his craft. Sometimes seen as melodramatic, his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly. Wyeth, who was both a painter and an illustrator, understood the difference, and said in 1908, "Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other."
He is the father of Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both well-known American painters.
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