Andrew Wyeth
Christina's World
c. 1948
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Posted on 01/16/2009 7:53:47 AM PST by annalex
PHILADELPHIA -- Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as "Christina's World," died early Friday. He was 91.
Wyeth died in his sleep at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Chadds Ford, according to Hillary Holland, a spokeswoman for the Brandywine River Museum.
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PHILLY...PING!!
I didn’t know he was still alive, when he was. I think many of his paintings are very good. I saw the “Helga” pictures when they were a big deal, probably in Washington, D.C.
 AP Photo - In this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo, painter Andrew Wyeth, of Chadds Ford, Pa., right, laughs with President Bush as he receives the 2007 National Medal of Arts during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Wyeth has died at the age of 91 at his home outside Philadelphia according to Hillary Holland, a spokeswoman for the Brandywine River Museum. |
Geez, I did not realize he was still with us...always a favorite of mine. Thank you Mr. Wyeth, RIP.
Goodbye to a great American artist. May he rest in peace!
I’ve always loved his work. God bless and RIP.
I, too thought he had passed. I’ve always enjoyed his work. Thank you Mr. Wyeth.
I lived in Chadds Ford a long time ago, his works are everywhere. And ar now a lot more valuable than the already were.
My ex-mother-in-law, resided in Lancaster, PA, and has about 7 of his paintings, not prints. I guess the old witch’s net worth will now increase exponentially.
And she is a witch, she used to fly O’Cedar airlines.
Is he related to N.C. Wyeth?
Andrew Wyeth was N.C. Wyeth’s son.
I guess all that time over at the Koerner’s with Helga paid off after all. Rest in peace.
O’Cedar airlines....LOL
Late 80’s sounds right. I think I was home from college for the summer.
LOL! (It took me a few minutes to get that ;-).
I just assumed that he had died a long time ago because I hadn’t seen any new work by him for ages. I loved his fine, very evocative (and somehow very American) paintings.
Prayers for him and his family.
I figured he was dead too. He was quite the pedophile.
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