Karl
Artist
Andrew Wyeth
(1917 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania - 2009 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania)
Date1948
Mediumegg tempera on panel
Dimensionsimage: 30 5/8 × 25 5/8 in. (77.8 × 65.1 cm)
frame: 40 1/4 × 33 1/8 in. (102.2 × 84.1 cm)
frame: 40 1/4 × 33 1/8 in. (102.2 × 84.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Hope Aldrich
Object numberPC2023.29.1
DescriptionAndrew Wyeth's portrait of German immigrant farmer Karl Kuerner in the attic room of the Kuerner farm is stark and dramatic. The center foreground of the composition is a detailed rendering of Karl's face. Ominously pointed meat drying hooks clawing at the ceiling are in the background. Dramatic light emanates from the left illuminating Karl's face and casting a shadow in the background.On View
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