Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World" (1948), MOMA
I was reading an article recently about the artists who left us in 2009. As I looked through the list, I had forgotten that American great Andrew Wyeth died in January. I began to look online at some of his paintings and was struck again by his most famous painting, Christina’s World (1948). As 2009 ends and 2010 begins this painting speaks to me as one to keep in mind. Much has been made over the years about what is happening in this painting. We do know that Christina Olson, Wyeth’s neighbor, suffered from muscular deterioration hence her “crawling” up the hill. But without knowing this what do we see? I see slow but determined progress towards an end, a goal. This is where 2010 finds me. Moving slowly, but moving forwards, eyes always looking forward. Happy New Year.
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