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Andrew Wyeth, Dry Brush and Pencil Drawings
Andrew Wyeth Dry Brush and Pencil Drawings Author:Fogg Art Museum In the finished tempera paintings of so thoughtful an artist as Andrew Wyeth, there is bound to be some loss of the immediacy which is such an outstanding characteristic of his dashing watercolors. A painter cannot always invent directly on his canvas or panel. Quick sketches and working drawings are often a necessary preliminary. The pity is... more » that students and the public so rarely see them. Because of their intimate nature and unfinished state, the artist almost invariably hides them away or destroys them. But they can be of the utmost beauty and importance. Mr. Wyeth expressed his willingness to allow a considerable showing of his watercolor sketches, as well as a number of pencil drawings that have never been exhibited before. By far the largest proportion of the sketches were part of Mrs. Wyeth's personal collection. The collection can be adequately seen a very significant facet of the artist's genius? the connecting link between his watercolors and his paintings. Philip Hofer« less