In the Orchard
Finely defined facial features—eyes, nose, mouth, jawline—emerge from a thicket of wispy lines that trace the figure’s hair and shoulders. The sketchy, garbled strokes surrounding the head almost define the space at times, but mostly remain in the world of nebulous abstraction.
ArtistaAndrew Wyeth(1917-2009)
Fecha1982
MedioPencil on paper
Dimensiones21 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (55.2 x 61.6 x 4.1 cm)
Firmadol.l., in pencil: A. Wyeth
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.17
ClasificaciónDrawing
ProcedenciaPrivate Collection; to (Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY), 2006; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
En exhibiciónNo
This artwork's face covers about 72× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.