Andrew Wyeth. Andrew Newell Wyeth was an American visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working predominantly in a regionalist style.
He believed he was also an abstractionist, portraying subjects in a new, meaningful way. The son of N. C. Wyeth and father of Jamie Wyeth, he was one of the best-known U.S.
artists of the middle 20th century. Raised with an appreciation of nature, Wyeth took walks that fired his imagination.
Henry David Thoreau, Robert Frost, and King Vidor's The Big Parade inspired him intellectually and artistically. Wyeth featured in a documentary The Metaphor in which he discussed Vidor's influence on the creation of his works of art, like Winter 1946 and Portrait of Ralph Kline.
Wyeth was also inspired by Winslow Homer and Renaissance artists. His father, N. C., gave him art lessons as a child, during which he developed the skills to create landscapes, illustrations, works of figures, and watercolor paintings. He also instilled a sense of passion and purpose in creating art that enriches and broadens one's perspective. His brother-in-law, Peter Hurd, taught him to use egg tempera. Wyeth's wife, Betsy, managed his career and was also a strong influence in his work. One of the best-known images in 20th-century American art is his tempera painting Christina's World, currently in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was painted in 1948, whe
He believed he was also an abstractionist, portraying subjects in a new, meaningful way. The son of N. C. Wyeth and father of Jamie Wyeth, he was one of the best-known U.S.
artists of the middle 20th century. Raised with an appreciation of nature, Wyeth took walks that fired his imagination.
Henry David Thoreau, Robert Frost, and King Vidor's The Big Parade inspired him intellectually and artistically. Wyeth featured in a documentary The Metaphor in which he discussed Vidor's influence on the creation of his works of art, like Winter 1946 and Portrait of Ralph Kline.
Wyeth was also inspired by Winslow Homer and Renaissance artists. His father, N. C., gave him art lessons as a child, during which he developed the skills to create landscapes, illustrations, works of figures, and watercolor paintings. He also instilled a sense of passion and purpose in creating art that enriches and broadens one's perspective. His brother-in-law, Peter Hurd, taught him to use egg tempera. Wyeth's wife, Betsy, managed his career and was also a strong influence in his work. One of the best-known images in 20th-century American art is his tempera painting Christina's World, currently in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was painted in 1948, whe
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