Oct 22, 2015 - Sale 2394

Sale 2394 - Lot 387

Price Realized: $ 2,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
FINISHING "TRENDING INTO MAINE": "I MAY WANT TO DO THE DORYMAN OVER AGAIN" WYETH, N.C. Autograph Letter Signed, to an editor ("My dear Naif[?]"), regretting not having given a more positive characterization of his Trending into Maine paintings, giving travel plans, requesting that the Maine paintings be shipped to Chadds Ford [PA], and hoping that additional costs would be made up by sales of the Men of Concord. 2 1/4 pages, 4to, "Eight Bells" stationery, written on separate sheets; staple holes at upper left, horizontal fold. (MRS) Port Clyde, ME, 2 September 1937
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". . . It was probably unfortunate that I explained myself as candidly as I did about the Trending into Maine material. Undoubtedly it will be very much better than my poor judgment would indicate. To you editors, I have certainly put myself 'on the spot' and its up to me to do something particularly good!
"I'm gathering the last bits of research for the work and will be on my way home in less than two weeks.
"In the mean time will you please have my Maine paintings packed and shipped to Chadds Ford . . . . I may want to do the Doryman over again, if we use it at all.
"I hope so earnestly that the offset plates will prove available. Apart from my own enthusiastic opinion of it, so much has been said to me . . . about the success of the Men of Concord plates that I believe any extra cost will be taken up quickly with the sale of extra copies. That is if its the right kind of offset."