Lobster
Datec. 1939
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(American painter, 1917–2009)
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions21 1/8 x 29 3/4 in. (53.7 x 75.6 cm)
frame: 27 3/8 x 35 x 1 in. (69.5 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm)
frame: 27 3/8 x 35 x 1 in. (69.5 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Phelps, 1964
Object number1964-16
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn early watercolors like this one, Wyeth painted loosely. This watercolor was created during one of many vacations at the family’s summer house in Port Clyde, Maine. Painted on a large piece of paper, the broad empty space of the sheet creates a sense of drama.
