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| 2023-05-11 179 Herring Gut (1932), N C Wyeth; Brandywine Museum |
| Hering Gut is a harbor in Port Clyde, Maine, where the Wyeth family kept a summer home. In this painting of the harbor, N C Wyeth composes a scene that emphasizes the simple geometry of the houses and fish shacks that gradually rise up the hill. The water seems particularly solid, with boats resting on the surface, rather than in the water. The choice to render the scene this way reflects Wyeth's interest in developments in Modernist painting, which was mainstream by the 1930s. |