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N. C. Wyeth

Newell Convers Wyeth, commonly known as N.C. Wyeth, was an American painter and illustrator born in 1882, in Needham, Massachusetts. He was best known for his vivid and dynamic illustrations that brought to life the pages of classic literature. Wyeth’s works have left a lasting impact on American visual culture and storytelling.

Wyeth showed artistic promise from an early age, studying under the famed illustrator Howard Pyle. Pyle’s mentorship profoundly influenced Wyeth’s style and career, encouraging him to pursue illustration. In 1911 Wyeth was commissioned to illustrate Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island in 1911. The success of this project established him as a leading illustrator of his time. Following Pyle’s advice, Wyeth expanded his subjects to depicting the lives of Native Americans and vastness of the American West.

Newell Convers Wyeth paintings are known for their bold compositions, dramatic lighting and vibrant colours. He masterfully captured action and emotion, bringing a sense of adventure and realism to his subjec

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The Wyeth dynasty of painters

The name Wyeth does not reference a single artist, but rather a dynasty three generations deep of skilled American painters who have collectively set the standard for American realism. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s

N.C. Wyeth (right) and his son Andrew Wyeth in N.C. Wyeth’s studio, circa 1942. Photo: Edward J. S. Seal (1896-1955), photographer. Courtesy of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA

N.C. Wyeth

Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth (1882-1945) was born in Needham, Massachusetts, the oldest of four brothers. He is said to have inherited his artistic talent and literary appreciation from his mother, who knew both Henry David Thoreau and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

At the age of 21, Wyeth received one of his earliest commissions as an illustrator — what would be a bucking bronco for the Saturday Evening Post — and set out for the American West. He travelled to Colorado and New Mexico where he immersed himself in the raw environment, developing a comprehensive and nuanced u

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Historic home of N.C. Wyeth is on the market

When Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. Bean, died suddenly last spring, her goal of turning the N.C. Wyeth house at 178 South St. into a research library died with her.

“We were a month away from getting the shelves in,” said Michael Niden, a local realtor who is listing the 1.25-acre riverfront property. “Linda passed before she had a chance to transfer $3 million to endow the foundation.”

Bean created the N.C. Wyeth Research Foundation and Reading Libraries, which includes properties in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where the artist and his family lived for many years, and Port Clyde, Maine, where they spent many summers. The foundation has decided to sell the Needham property in order to fund the other two locations.

Gloria Greis, executive director of the Needham History Center and Museum, was an advisory trustee for this project. She said she met with Bean several times to lay the groundwork for the research library on South Street.

Giving a tour of the house, caretaker Niden, who lives in the modern, detached studi