![]() ![]() Through living in this landscape his whole life, he engaged in an artistic practice of uncommon focus over an extended timescale, coming to know deeply the evocative buildings in a radius of just a few square miles and rendering them in an astonishing variety of compositions, handlings and approaches.Īmong the previously unexhibited works on view are the charming early oil The Miller’s Son, painted when Wyeth was just 17 years old, and the stunning watercolor Noah’s Ark Study made at age 87-both depicting the same property, Brinton’s Mill. These structures served as a means of pursuing his abiding attention to that which lies beneath the surface of things. ![]() In these weathered buildings others might have overlooked or even scorned in the face of gentrification and commercial development of the region, Wyeth found layers of emotion and association. ![]() Over the course of a long and diverse career of many chapters, Wyeth repeatedly depicted a small group of historic houses in the vicinity of his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. ![]() Home Placeswill be on view through Jand shares the story of a remarkable, immersive and intensive artistic practice that ranged across the full array of media Andrew Wyeth practiced. ![]()
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