VERSO
Artist label with title and date
Label, Adelson Galleries, New York, New York
Label, Christie’s, New York, New York
Label, James Graham & Sons, New York, New York
Label, Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Label, The Owings Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

According to the artist, “What I love about gulls is what most people dislike about gulls. I love the fact that they’re scavengers.… They’re pirates.… And it’s sort of fascinating, because people will, when they paint gulls, let’s say, they’re always painted kind of like white doves, and very pretty. Well, they’re not. If you look at a gull, I mean, they’re beautiful, but in a very tough, wild, sense. And living on this island, of course, I’m able to completely tune into them. I’ve gotten to the point now, I spend so much time with them, drawing them and so forth, that gulls literally go to sleep with me. And to me, the eye of a gull, just that eye with a glint of that sort of pale yellow, is just limitless. That’s more the ocean than any big seascape.”

PROVENANCE
James Graham & Sons, New York, New York
Private collection
Christie’s, New York, New York, 2006
Private collection, Wyoming

EXHIBITED
The Ornithological Paintings of Jamie Wyeth: An Exhibition and Sale, Adelson Galleries, New York, New York, 2005

Additional Resources

• Jamie Wyeth’s Past Results
• View Condition Report

Condition ReportAs viewed through glass. Piece appears to be in good condition.

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