Morning Lobsterman
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(American, 1917 - 2009)
Datec. 1940
MediumWatercolor on board
Dimensions21 7/8 x 29 5/8 in. (55.6 x 75.3 cm)
Sheet Dimension: 21 7/8 x 29 5/8
Sheet Dimension: 21 7/8 x 29 5/8
ClassificationsWatercolor
Credit LineHarriet Russell Stanley Fund
Terms
Object number1942.32
DescriptionWyeth is able to capture the country's overt beauty in his watercolors through depicting rural subject matter. Morning Lobsterman is terse, real, and to the point, depicting a man catching lobsters just off the coast. Wyeth's simplicity hints to the viewer that there is something deeper going on beneath the surface of the work.His use of shadow and light allows the lobsterman to illuminate the canvas. Wyeth's subjects are never posed but, rather, he finds them in the midst of action. "Morning Lobsterman" exhibits Wyeth's ability to bend his mental observations and create works that embody a strong emotional current, symbolic content, and underlying abstraction.
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