Andrew Wyeth
ANTLER CHAIR, 1996
Watercolor on paper
10 x 13 7/8 in
25.4 x 35.3 cm
Available at Surovek Gallery
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show. - Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) spent every fall and winter painting in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and each spring and summer painting in Maine.
It was in Maine that he met his wife, Betsy, who became his business manager and archivist. She worked to establish the Brandywine Museum of Art, where much of Wyeth’s work is displayed.
Betsy introduced Wyeth to Christina Olson and she, Betsy, was also the model for Wyeth’s best-known work, Christina’s World.
A current exhibit at the Brandywine Museum, Up East: Andrew Wyeth in Maine, includes landscapes of the the area in Maine where he painted Christina's World. Wyeth is buried in Cushing, Maine near the Olson’s family plot.
An upcoming exhibit at the Brandywine Museum will focus on the works Wyeth created in Chadds Ford. Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth will be on view from June 22, 2025 through September 28, 2025.
Antler Chair, done in 1996, is a watercolor of an historic gristmill, located on the Brandywine River, that the Wyeth’s bought in 1957. They restored the property, known as Brinton’s Mill or simply The Mill, and it became their residence in 1961. The stone building dates back to the 18th century and appears in several of Wyeth’s works. Antler Chair is available at Surovek Gallery.
The works of Deborah Kass (b. 1952) focus on pop culture, art history and social and political aspects of the art world.
Her current show, The Art History of Painting 1989-1992 is on view at Salon 94 in New York through March 29. Kass has taken well-known works by modern masters, like Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell and Picasso, and interspersed them with elements of pop culture.
“As a young woman I walked around MoMA and didn't see myself, but I fell in love.” she said. “These icons of Modernism were my teachers. These are artists that were invested in cultural meaning that I strove to understand. First, I learned their language—then I changed it.”
Deborah Kass’ work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Museum, The Jewish Museum, The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, as well as numerous other museums and private collections. Her sculpture OY/YO is permanently installed in front of the Brooklyn Museum, the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, and the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Please contact us if you would like more information about the works of Andrew Wyeth, Deborah Kass or any of the other fine artists whose works are available at Surovek Gallery.
