Letter to William and Mary Phelps, page three
DateFebruary 23, 1961
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(American painter, 1917–2009)
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensionssheet: 10 3/8 × 7 1/8 in. (26.4 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary M. R. Phelps, 1968
Object number1968-32.2a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWyeth writes of the unexpected beauty brought by a sudden warm spell on this February morning, after a "real Chadds Ford winter." He comments on his deep-rooted love for the countryside around his home:It is very odd but I find myself going back to the same places I have walked all my life and getting more and more excited.
Here Wyeth depicts a chestnut stump he saw as he ascends a hill and turns toward the right on his daily walk. He writes in his letter of the unexpected beauty brought by a sudden warm spell on this February morning, after a "real Chadds Ford winter."
