Flood Plain (painting)
Flood Plain is a 1986 painting by the American artist Andrew Wyeth. It depicts a part of the artist's family's land in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania in the winter, with patches of ice in the grass. In the foreground is a pile of hay with the remnants of an old hay wagon. Two icy wheel tracks lead to a mill and a granary in the background.
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| Artist | Andrew Wyeth |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 62.2 cm × 121.9 cm (24 1⁄2 in × 48 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
Creation
In his 1995 autobiography, Wyeth said about this painting that he "wanted to capture the clean-swept character of the beginning of the winter after the floods".[1]
Provenance
The painting was acquired by the art dealer Frank E. Fowler and sold to the actor Charlton Heston in 1988.[2] Heston was a friend and promoter of Wyeth and owned several of his paintings. In 1991 he received Wyeth's study for Flood Plain as a Christmas gift from the artist.[3]
The painting was sold through Sotheby's in 2015 for 5,178,000 US dollars. The estimated value at the auction was 2,000,000—3,000,000 US dollars.[2]
References
- Wyeth, Andrew; Hoving, Thomas (1995). Andrew Wyeth: Autobiography. Kansas City, Missouri: Bulfinch Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780821221594.
- "Andrew Wyeth B.1917-2009: Flood Plain". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- Ilnytzky, Ula (2015-09-24). "Wyeth paintings owned by Charlton Heston to be auctioned". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
Further reading
- Hoving, Thomas (1990). "Wyeth Since Helga". Connoisseur. 90 (12): 108–119. ISSN 0010-6275.