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ANDREW WYETH | The Bachelor
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Andrew Wyeth
- The Bachelor
- signed Andrew Wyeth twice (upper left and lower right)
- watercolor on paper
- 30 by 21 7/8 inches
- (76.2 by 55.6. cm)
- Executed in 1964.
Provenance
Knoedler & Co., New York
Private collection, Metairie, Louisiana, 1965 (Sold: Sotheby’s, New York, May 22, 1996, lot 152)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection, Metairie, Louisiana, 1965 (Sold: Sotheby’s, New York, May 22, 1996, lot 152)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Pyles Meadow, Andrew Wyeth Day: Paintings by Andrew Wyeth, May 30, 1964
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew Wyeth: Temperas, Watercolors, Dry Brush, Drawings, 1938-1966, October 1966 – June 1967, no. 95, p. 94, illustrated p. 95
New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Fine Art, New Orleans Collects, November 1971 – January 1972, no. 133, illustrated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew Wyeth: Temperas, Watercolors, Dry Brush, Drawings, 1938-1966, October 1966 – June 1967, no. 95, p. 94, illustrated p. 95
New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Museum of Fine Art, New Orleans Collects, November 1971 – January 1972, no. 133, illustrated
Literature
"Chadds Ford Toasts Andrew Wyeth," Evening Bulletin, May 31, 1964, p. 8
Condition
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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
Executed in the spring of 1964, The Bachelor depicts a shirt hanging on Chris Sanderson's back porch in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Sanderson was a local historian, teacher and friend of Andrew Wyeth. His porch served as the subject of at least one other work by the artist.
This work will be included in Betsy James Wyeth’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work.
This work will be included in Betsy James Wyeth’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work.