For Andrew Wyeth fans, Marsh Hawk is a must have print. I offer this print, hand signed in pencil by Andrew Wyeth, unframed for your decor matching. The print and signature includes a certificate of authenticity (not shown for certification privacy).  The Matting size is 16" x 20" and the actual print size is 8" x 11.75". Please read the description of the painting below and enjoy bidding!

Marsh Hawk of 1964 depicts the Wyeth's Millhouse in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The title of the tempera is derived from the isolated marsh hawk sitting on a stump and seen to the left of the composition. Wyeth executed arsh Hawk during a period in which he had already achieved considerable success. By this time the artist had perfected his painting technique in tempera, a medium that allows for great detail but also retains the refined sense of surface that is so important to Wyeth's paintings. Such detail can be seen in the careful delineation of the hay wagons or in the quality of light as it falls across the stone and wood structure. Wyeth himself has described the qualities of the medium: "Tempera is, in a sense, like building, really building in great layers the way the earth was built . . . I think the real reason tempera fascinated me was that I loved the quality of the colors, the terra verde, the ochers, the reds . . . I really like tempera because it has a cocoon-like feeling of gray lostness--almost a lonely feeling." (Two Worlds of Andrew Wyeth, New York, 1976, p. 34) Marsh Hawk reflects these sentiments, as the medium of tempera is perfectly adapted to expressing his sense of timelessness.

Wyeth has described Marsh Hawk and the elements in the composition: "This tempera was done in Pennsylvania. The hay wagons were given to me by the Harveys, who lived nearby. I found their colors wonderful and their craftsmanship beautiful. I was taken by the shape of the carts and the way the wheels were built. They dated back to around 1850-1860. Their wheels and hubs were magnificently constructed. Some of my best drawings are details of them. To think that these very wagons rolled over those rugged hills of Chadds Ford! The title comes from the marsh hawk sitting on the stump in the left distance. Late afternoon light is streaking across. The wagons were all swept away in a flood down the river to Wilmington. Nothing lasts. Shouldn't."