Andrew Wyeth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Wyeth
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1917(1917-07-12)
Age	107
Date Of Death	January 16, 2009, Chadds Ford Township, PA
Birthplace	Chadds Ford
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Cancer

Andrew Wyeth Biography

Andrew Wyeth is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on July 12, 1917 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States. American realist painter whose best-known works included “Christina’s World” from 1948 and “Braids” from 1979. He mainly used the people in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and around his summer home in Cushing, Maine, as his subjects.

His father was the renowned artist, N.C. Wyeth, and his only teacher.

He was a sickly child whose home education introduced him to the literary work of Henry David Thoreau and Robert Frost. He married Betsy James in 1940, and the couple had a son in 1943. His second son, Jamie Wyeth, also became an artist.

Andrew Wyeth Net Worth

Andrew Wyeth is one of the richest Painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Wyeth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He became a draftsman before he was able to read. However, he became famous for illustrating such books as “Treasure Island” and “The Last of the Mohicans,” as well as magazines, posters, and advertisements.

He painted 247 intimate portraits of the German-born musician and caregiver, Helga Testorf.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Andrew Wyeth Dating?

According to our records, Andrew Wyeth married to Betsy James Wyeth. As of December 1, 2023, Andrew Wyeth’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Andrew Wyeth celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

What is Andrew Wyeth's best known painting?

Andrew Wyeth’s favorite subjects were the land and people around him, both around his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and his summer home in Midcoast Maine. He is perhaps best-known for his painting Christina’s World (1948), currently in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

What tragedy did Andrew Wyeth?

In 1945, Wyeth’s father was killed by a passing train while crossing tracks near his home. The site of the accident, Kuerner’s Hill, would become a recurring setting of Andrew’s paintings, beginning with Winter 1946.

Did Wyeth sleep with Helga?

Nobody had found a trace of evidence to suggest that there had ever been an affair between Wyeth and Helga. If the pictures were about Love, as Mrs. Wyeth had coyly suggested, the love was too generalized to speak its name.

What is the meaning of Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth?

The title Christina’s World, courtesy of Wyeth’s wife, indicates that the painting is more a psychological landscape than a portrait, a portrayal of a state of mind rather than a place. Publication excerpt from MoMA Highlights: 375.

What is tempera technique?

tempera painting, painting executed with pigment ground in a water-miscible medium. The word tempera originally came from the verb temper, “to bring to a desired consistency.” Dry pigments are made usable by “tempering” them with a binding and adhesive vehicle.