March Storm
Date1959
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(American painter, 1917–2009)
MediumDry-brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions15 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.5 × 27.5 cm)
frame: 22 7/8 × 18 5/8 in. (58.1 × 47.3 cm)
frame: 22 7/8 × 18 5/8 in. (58.1 × 47.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Phelps, 1964
Object number1964-13
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWyeth created this snow-covered view from the muted light of a barn by using watercolor straight from the tube and applying it thickly, like a gouache or oil paint. In lighter areas, the pigment is thinned with water, allowing the paper to show through the transparent paint. 
