description: The Helga pictures galvanized public attention in 1986, when articles appeared in the press about a large cache of work previously unknown not only to the art world but even to the Wyeth's wife. At first, attention was given to his private project-depicting the same subject in secrecy from 1971 to '85. Away from the publicity that accompanied the debut of these works, they remain a striking, thoughtful study of an individual who evolved as a model from stranger to acquaintance to friend. The works in the Helga Pictures may also be appreciated for their artistic strengths &amp; for their place within his continuing career as a keen observer of the people &amp; places around his residences in Pennsylvania &amp; Maine. Ultimately, The Helga Pictures is a telling tale of a persistence of vision &amp; technique from a perspective that's both objective &amp; personal. From a distinguished artistic family, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) is a painter &amp; draftsman who developed under the watchful eye of his father, artist/illustrator N.C. Wyeth. One of America's most celebrated artists, Wyeth is famous for his tight style of drybrush painting &amp; recognizable subject matter. Dedicated to a characteristic realism in both style &amp; approach to subject matter, he finds resonance &amp; universal meaning in the most commonplace details of the world around him.
language: English
title: The Helga Pictures: A Portfolio of Six Works: Nude Studies
titlecomplete: The Helga Pictures: A Portfolio of Six Works: Nude Studies
genres: Nonfiction, Art and Photography, Art, Art History
ratings_count: 413
publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company