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RSS FeedsN.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell among top artists featured in Heritage Auctions` American Art Auction
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23 april 2019 05:05:52

 
N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell among top artists featured in Heritage Auctions` American Art Auction
(Artdaily.org)
 


A pair of paintings by the patriarch of arguably the greatest family of American artists could produce seven-figure results in Heritage Auctions` American Art auction May 3 in Dallas, Texas. Known initially for his depictions of cowboys, pioneers and Native Americans from the Old West, Newell Convers Wyeth started imaging medieval tales of romance and adventure in the 1910s. In 1917, he executed 17 works for the latest edition of Sidney Lanier`s The Boy`s King Arthur. This version printed with Wyeth`s illustrations became an instant classic and led to numerous other commissions for the artist, including Robinson Crusoe, Last of the Mohicans, and Robin Hood. `This auction may be considered a syllabus on the history of Golden Age Illustration,` Heritage Auctions Vice President and American Art Director Aviva Lehmann said. `Alongside masterworks by


 
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