November First

Andrew Wyeth, November First, 1950, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Winifred M. Jacobson, 1990.55
Andrew Wyeth, November First, 1950, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet and mount: 21 3⁄4 x 29 5⁄8 in. (55.2 x 75.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Winifred M. Jacobson, 1990.55

Artwork Details

Title
November First
Artist
Date
1950
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and mount: 21 3⁄4 x 29 5⁄8 in. (55.2 x 75.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Winifred M. Jacobson
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Landscape — season — autumn
  • Landscape — farm
Object Number
1990.55
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.55

Artwork Description

Depicting tattered cornstalks in a harvested field, November First captures the cold damp of late autumn, portraying the inevitable cycles of decay and renewal. Wyeth steadfastly maintained his dedication to painting the people and places that were familiar to him in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Cushing, Maine. The cornfield shown in this watercolor was located near his studio in Chadds Ford, behind the house of Dr. Margaret Handy, the pediatrician who cared for Wyeth’s two children.

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