N.C. Wyeth

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N.C. Wyeth

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) was an American artist and the father of several talented children, including the famous Andrew Wyeth.  N.C. created over 3,000 paintings and illustrations in his lifetime. When he was young, he said he liked doing "true, solid American subjects" like cowboys and Indians, but later worked on landscapes, fantasy books and medieval subjects.  He did advertisements for companies like Coca-Cola and Cream of Wheat and hated the commercialism his family depended on.  But if you Google nc wyeth images you'll see there really wasn't anything he couldn't paint. Here's a few examples.

The Giant

The Prospector

Dance of the Whooping Cranes

The Bronco Buster

I know these western subjects were done in a different time and place, but his straining, skinny, panicked horses kind of hard to look at.

 

Cimmaron

Bronco Rider