The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, Washington had a special exhibition The Wyeths: Three Generations. This special exhibition includes the works by N.C. Wyeth, one of America’s finest illustrators; his son Andrew, an important realist painter; and Andrew’s son Jamie, a popular portraitist. Shown below are some of the works by Andrew Wyeth.
According to MAC:
“Born 100 years ago, Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917–2009) is one of the United States’ most popular artists, known for his haunting, detailed paintings in the American Realist tradition. He was influenced by the works of Winslow Homer, whose watercolor technique he admired, as well as by the art of Howard Pyle and his father N.C. While Andrew painted recognizable images, his use of line and space often imbue his works with an underlying abstract quality. The exhibition includes important works from across his career.”
According to MAC:
“Andrew considered studies to be an important part of his creative process, but they were not usually his finished works.”
According to MAC:
“Studies enabled him to experiment with composition and to capture on paper what first attracted him to a particular subject. The grid superimposed over the study is a technique Andrew sometimes used to transfer a study to another painting surface.”
Note: These photos were taken on June 23, 2023.
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Museum of Arts and Culture: The art of Jamie Wyeth (museum exhibition)
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