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Christina`s World, 1948 by Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009, United States) Andrew Wyeth | ArtsDot.com

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[A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A]'s [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=christina+s+world,christina,world&']Christina's World[/A] is one of the most iconic and enduring images in American art. Painted in 1948, this tempera on panel painting measures 82 x 121 cm and is housed at the [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=museum+of+modern+art,museum,modern,moma&']Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)[/A] in New York City. [H2]The Artist: [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A][/H2] [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A] was a regionalist painter, born in 1917 and passing away in 2009. He is best known for his depictions of the rural lifestyle of the area around him, with his favorite subjects being the land and people around him. For more information on [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A], visit https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth. [H2]The Painting: [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=christina+s+world,christina,world&']Christina's World[/A][/H2] The painting depicts a woman, [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=anna+christina+olson,anna,christina,olson&']Anna Christina Olson[/A], looking up at a gray house on the horizon. Olson had a degenerative muscular disorder that meant she had not been able to walk since she was a young child. She was firmly against using a wheelchair, so she would crawl everywhere. Wyeth was inspired to create the painting when he saw her crawling across a field while he was watching from a window in the house. [H2]Style and Reception[/H2] The painting is done in a **realist** style, with incredible detail highlighting individual hairs and blades of grass. In this style of painting, known as **magic realism**, everyday scenes are imbued with poetic mystery. The artist himself described [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=christina+s+world,christina,world&']Christina's World[/A] as 'Magic! It's what makes things sublime.' For more information on the painting, visit https://ArtsDot.com/@@/9HBAQ6-Andrew-Wyeth-Christina-s-World. [UL] [LI]The painting received little attention from critics at the time, but [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=alfred+barr,alfred,barr&']Alfred Barr[/A], the founding director of the [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=museum+of+modern+art,museum,modern,moma&']Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)[/A], bought the painting for $1,800.[/LI] [LI]Today, it is considered an **icon** of American art and is rarely loaned out by the museum.[/LI] [LI]For more information on the [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=museum+of+modern+art,museum,modern,moma&']Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)[/A], visit https://ArtsDot.com/@@/A@D3AQWM-The-Museum-of-Modern-Art-(United-States)-A-Comprehensive-Overview.[/LI] [/UL] [B]Christina's World[/B] by [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A] is a masterpiece of American art, imbued with poetic mystery and incredible detail. To learn more about this painting and other works by [A href='https://ArtsDot.com/ADC/Art.nsf/Art_EN?Open&Query=andrew+wyeth,andrew,wyeth&']Andrew Wyeth[/A], visit https://ArtsDot.com. [BR] For more information on the artist and his work, please refer to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wyeth.