Portland Museum of Art

2018 Photograph Dale DiMauro

On Friday, my wife and I visited the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. We learned that on Fridays, in the summer, admission is free, from 4-8 PM. This also gave us a chance to get out of the hot, humid air.

This painting by NC Wyeth(1882-1945) is one of my favorite paintings in their permanent collection. Even though they move it around depending on their current exhibition, we usually find it hanging in one of the galleries.

NC Wyeth was an American artist and one of this country's great illustrators. He studied under Howard Pyle and settled in Chadd Ford, Pennsylvania. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books. He is well-known for illustrating twenty five of the scribner's classics, which included Treasure Island.  

This painting, Dark Harbor Fisherman, was created in 1943. It was painted in egg tempera on panel.

A majority of NC Wyeth's paintings are large and this is no exception. The scale of this picture draws the viewer in, particularly with the splash of yellow in the middle of the painting. Also, I like how the viewer is looking down on the scene.