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N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945) untitled (hunters and hounds) ca. 1919 Oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (46 x 31.1 cm) Collection of Joel and Suzanne Sugg NCW NUMBER 1221 TITLE untitled (hunters and hounds) MEDIUM Oil on canvas INSCRIPTION(S), LABEL(S) Lower left: SKETCH / NCW DATE ca. 1919 PROVENANCE The artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth; Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Lynch; private collection, Wilmington, DE; (Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, DE) EXHIBITION HISTORY Harrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 108 INITIAL USE Possibly sketch for sporting calendar competition REFERENCES Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), C.43, p. 651 CURATORIAL COMMENT A former owner believed that this image was used as a cover for Popular Magazine, however, no reproduction has been found. A letter dated May 2, 1919, from the artist to his family contains what may be a possible reference to this image: "took a sketch of two gunners and dogs in a cornfield to enter a sporting calendar competition in Wilmington" (Wyeth Family Archives). IMAGE SOURCE Transparency directly from painting PHOTO CREDIT Carson Zullinger, 2/2005