ANDREW WYETH : THE HELGA PICTURES

Wilmerding, John / Andrew Wyeth

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 1987

About this Item

Andrew Wyeth. 1st Edition, Hardcover, coffee-table sized. First edition, first printing. A controversial and mesmerizing collection. "ANDREW WYETH : THE HELGA PICTURES presents to the public for the first and only time every work in the series - from a small, closely observed sketch of Helga's eye, through numerous lush studies of Helga asleep, to rich, highly polished dry brushes and temperas." Foreword by the Director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, J. Carter Brown, text by deputy director of the National Gallery in Washington, John Wilmerding (first scholar to have seen the series in its entirety), and text by the publisher, collector and philanthropist Leonard E. B. Andrews, who purchased the works with the intention of preserving them as national treasures. Comments by artist Andrew Wyeth. Red cloth boards with gold debossed lettering on spine and cover. In original glossy colour reproduction dustjacket, unclipped, fine condition. 208 pages; with 294 illustrations, including 96 plates in full colour. Seller Inventory # 33044

Bibliographic Details

Title: ANDREW WYETH : THE HELGA PICTURES

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Andrew Wyeth

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition.