|
Early in hs career, Jamie Wyeth's exceptional talent in realism found expression in portraiture, both commissioined and non-commissioned. He could just as easily have been found painting a friend or local resident as painting the President of the United States, as he would in 1967 when John F Kennedy's family asked Wyeth to paint a postumous poirtrait. In Portrait of Jeffrey, a great darkness envelops the sitter, yet an unseen bright light creates a glare oin his glasses. The reflected light obscures our view of Jeffrey's eyes, putting the viewer at a disadvantage since Jeffrey--with the help of his glasses--undoubtedly sees us with great clarity.
|
,%20Jamie%20Wyeth%3B%20Brandywine%20Museum_std.jpg)