N. C. Wyeth illustration from "The Last of the Mohicans" (1919): rare, beautifully framed antique

The Battle at Glens Falls     For The Last of the Mohicans     Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth     New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1919.    IMAGE INFORMATION​    Image Size: H 9.375” x W 7.00”    Matted & Framed:  H 16.375” x W 14.00”    Framed Price: $245.00    Whiteglove handling and shipping        approximately $25.00     By 1917, the year he created his color-filled illustrations for Robin Hood and The Boy’s King Arthur, NCW had completed his move beyond the shadowy city style of his famous teacher, Howard Pyle. Wyeth’s paintings were clear and bright. Yes—he continued to use Pyle’s technique by composing his scenes with diagonals and interesting lines to create the sense of motion. But unlike Pyle, NCW used contrasting light and dark colors to intensify the action he was depicting. There is no better example of this than his brilliant “Battle at Glens Falls, the signature illustration in Scribner’s 1919 edition of The Last of the Mohicans. The positions of the combatants ar