National Gallery of Art 

  · 

Now examine Andrew Wyeth’s “Wind from the Sea.” This painting captures a moment on a hot summer day when Wyeth opened the seldom used window in an attic room. The picture is eerily alive with movement as the wind blows the curtains into the room. The tattered, transparent fabric is light and airy, with small embroidered birds along the edges that seem ready to dart into the house. In contrast, the sun-bleached wooden window sill looks sturdy and solid.

How does the Wyeth picture feel different than the Vallotton, posted below? Are they portraying wind in the same way? #Weather #ArtAtoZ

Andrew Wyeth, "Wind from the Sea," 1947, tempera on hardboard, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Charles H. Morgan, (C) Andrew Wyeth, 2009.13.1