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Andrew Newell Wyeth
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Andrew Newell Wyeth (1917 - ) is an American realist
painter, one of the best-known of the 20th century. He is sometimes
referred to as the "Painter of the People" due to his popularity
with the American public. Among the most popular of contemporary US
artists, he is one of the leading exponents of New Realism and
considered one of the greatest American Scene painters. His
portrait oil painting and landscape oil painting, usually in
tempera, are naturalistic, minutely detailed, and often convey a
strong sense of the isolation of the countryside. Although
realistically painted, his works are also highly personal and
emotive; empathy for his subject is clearly evident in his
well-known Christina's World (1948; Museum of Modern Art, New
York), an intense portrait of Christina Olson, a family friend
afflicted with polio.
Wyeth's oil painting primarily focuse on the rural landscape of
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania (his birthplace) and Cushing, Maine (his
summer home), along with the people of the land. His work, although
executed in the spirit of realism, is notable for a sense of
strangeness and mystery, stemming from both his personal response
to the subject matter and his minute painting style. In That
Gentleman (1960; Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, Texas), Wyeth not
only captures every physical detail, but also succeeds in
illustrating the psychological state of the subject. His personal
attachment to the people and places depicted in his paintings is
shown in works such as the "Helga" series, exhibited at the
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC in 1987, comprising 240
paintings and drawings of his neighbour Helga Testorf.
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