N.C. Wyeth

N.C. Wyeth
Unidentified photographer, Public domain

(1882–1945) American illustrator and painter (1882–1945)

N.C. Wyeth (USA, 1882–1945) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, N.C. Wyeth belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

N.C. Wyeth was born in Needham and died in Chadds Ford. N.C. Wyeth trained at John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science. N.C. Wyeth studied under Howard Pyle. Wikidata associates N.C. Wyeth with French Realism and Golden Age of Illustration. N.C. Wyeth became a member of Wyeth family. The students included Andrew Wyeth.

One of the best-known works is ‘Treasure Island’. The catalogue has 15 works by N.C. Wyeth with free images. The dated works span the years 1904–1940. Works by N.C. Wyeth are held by several collections, among them Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Thomas Edison State University, and Reading Public Museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henri Alphonse Barnoin, George Marston, Rudolf Grossmann, Sergey Sudyekin, and Arthur Beecher Carles.