Day Dream
Resting on her side, the model’s knees are the closest objects to the viewer. Her shins, feet, and stomach recede into the middle ground on either side, while her chest, head, and left arm gradually move further back, leaving only her right arm splayed into the deep background. At first glance this work appears simple and well executed. However, with every gradual descent into deeper space, Andrew Wyeth is resolving both perspective and proportion to make the woman’s figure appear believable.
ArtistAndrew Wyeth, 1917–2009
Date1978
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensions26 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Signedl.l.: A. Wyeth
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.16
ClassificationDrawing
ProvenancePrivate Collection; to (Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY), 2006; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 116× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.