Andrew Wyeth: “Ring Road”, 1985
Wyeth’s World: Christie’s online selling exhibition Christie’s announces “Wyeth’s World”, an online private selling exhibition featuring a selection of pictures by Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009).]]>
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An icon of American art, Wyeth famously remained true to his realist approach in an era when abstract art reigned. From works on paper under $100,000 to multi-million dollar temperas, the works featured within this exhibition provide a glimpse into the intriguing world that inspired Wyeth’s art. The virtual gallery experience runs from June 19 – July 17.
Throughout his career, Andrew Wyeth frequently found subject matter for his emotive paintings in the landscape and community of hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. In the tempera “Ring Road” of 1985, Wyeth depicts the ruins of Mother Archie’s Church, once a vibrant gathering place for local African American families, many of whom were Wyeth’s friends. Wyeth painted the church several times starting in the 1930s. In “Ring Road”, the stillness of the snow-covered scene, only interrupted by the remains of the building and a yellow warning sign, underscores the fragility of life and the changing times, as seen through Wyeth’s eyes.
The exceptional large-scale tempera “Sparks”, painted in 2001, depicts the grand hearth of Wyeth’s Chadds Ford area farmhouse, and provides a rare glimpse into intimate details of the artist’s daily life as a poignant personal reflection.
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