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American artist Andrew Wyeth was best known as a realist painter, although he did incorporate some regionalism and modern art into his works as well. Born in Pennsylvania, his favorite subjects were the land and people around him in that state and his summer home state of Maine. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Dogwood
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Missouri, MO
Andrew Wyeth
"Dogwood" 1983
Collotype
Ed. 115/300
Signed and Numbered Lower Right
Image Size: 21 x 28 3/4 inches
Framed Size: approx. 29 x 36.5 inches
A painter of landscape and figure subjects in Pennsylvania and Maine, Andrew Wyeth became one of the best-known American painters of the 20th century. His style is both realistic and abstract, and he works primarily in tempera and watercolor, often using the drybrush technique.
He is the son of Newell Convers and Carolyn Bockius Wyeth of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and was home-schooled because of delicate health. His art instruction came from his famous-illustrator father, who preached the tying of painting to life--to mood and to essences and to capturing the subtleties of changing light and shadows.
The Wyeth household was a lively place with much intellectual and social stimulation. Because of the prominence of N.C. Wyeth, persons including many dignitaries came from all over the country to visit the family. Andrew's sisters Carolyn and Henriette became noted artists as did his brother-in-law, Peter Hurd. The non-art oriented brother, Nathaniel Wyeth...
Category
1980s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper