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Andrew Wyeth 1917-2009
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Andrew Wyeth
- Christina's Bedroom
- signed Andrew Wyeth, l.l., and titled Christina's Bedroom on the reverse
- watercolor on paper
- 21 1/2 by 29 1/2 in.
- (54.6 by 74.9 cm)
- Executed in 1947.
Provenance
Private collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1947
By descent in the family to the present owner
By descent in the family to the present owner
Exhibited
Manchester, New Hampshire, Currier Gallery of Art; Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth, July-September 1951
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, September-October 1951
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons, October 1976-February 1977, no. 71, illustrated
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Library and Art Museum, September-October 1951
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth: Kuerners and Olsons, October 1976-February 1977, no. 71, illustrated
Literature
Jean Bergantini Grillo, "Case of the Vanishing Curator," Daily News, New York, October 17, 1976, illustrated
Betsy James Wyeth, Christina's World, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
Betsy James Wyeth, Christina's World, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
Condition
Good condition.
Unframed: matburn along upper, right and left edges, paper buckles slightly.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This scene depicts a room on the second floor of the Olson's house. The window also appears in Wyeth's work Weatherside.