I think it was or still is at the Art Institute of Chicago. It was striking to me because of the vivid sun in the backround. The girl had her back to the viewer and was sitting on the ground leaning baack on her hands looking at her house. I think the title was _____'s World - I can't remember the name.
2006-06-25 01:23:57 · 3 answers · asked by Rich F 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
"I think you're thinking of Wyeth's "Christina's World"
Go here for a view of the painting: http://jollyrogerwest.com/showthread.php?t=769
Or here:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Christina%27s+World&fr=FP-tab-img-t-t400&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
"Christina's World is the most famous work by American painter Andrew Wyeth, and one of the best-known American paintings of the 20th century. Painted in 1948, this tempera work is displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York"
2006-06-25 01:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by OneRunningMan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth
2006-06-25 06:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by ps2754 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth
I believe she suffered from polio.
2006-06-25 01:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by subversiveelement 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋