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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)

'And sarched for 'em far and near'

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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
'And sarched for 'em far and near'
signed with artist's initial 'W' (center left)
oil on canvas
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)

The artist, until 1945.
Mrs. N.C. Wyeth, wife of the artist.
Carloyn Wyeth, by descent in the family.
Private collection.
American Illustrators Gallery, New York.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 1999.

Note du spécialiste

The title of this painting comes from the line that it illustrates in J. Hay's The Pike County Ballads which reads: "And sarched for 'em far and near." The work is catalogued by the Brandywine River Museum and Conservancy as The Pike County Ballads, untitled headpiece.

This painting is included in the N.C. Wyeth catalogue raisonné database that is being compiled by the Brandywine River Museum and Conservancy, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.