The Ledge and the Island

Artist Andrew Wyeth American, 1917 - 2009

Date1937

Mediumwatercolor on paper

DimensionsSheet: 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 25 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (54.6 x 64.6 x 3.5 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mary H. Beeman to The Pruyn Family Collection

Object number1995.3.10

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SignedLower right: "Andrew Wyeth".

MarkingsLabel on frame reverse: "Paintings by American Artists, William Macbeth, 11 East 57th Street, New York, The Ledge and the Island."

Exhibition History"Paintings By American Artists", William Macbeth Gallery, 1 East 57th Street, New York, New York, 1937

"Family Matters: American Impressionism and Realism," The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, Apr. 27- July 27, 2003.

"A Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family" in "A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection," The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, June 8 - August 24, 2008.

"Andrew Wyeth: American Legend," The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, June 12 - Sept. 5, 2010.

"Masterpieces & Mysteries", Hoopes Gallery, May 1 - October 31, 2021.ProvenanceNew York, NY, William MacBeth Gallery
1937, Glens Falls, NY, Mrs. Charlotte P. Hyde
1938, Glens Falls, NY, Mrs. Mary Pruyn Hoopes
1951, Queensbury, NY, Mary Hoopes Beeman (by inheritance)
1995, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust