New exhibit showcasing works of Andrew Wyeth to open at Reynolda House Saturday

Works from Andrew Wyeth, one of the most popular American artists of the 20th century, are coming to Reynolda House in Winston-Salem.

Wyeth painted nearly a thousand pieces over the seven decades he spent on Kuerner Farm in eastern Pennsylvania.

Allison Slaby, the curator at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, says she’s been working on the exhibit with the Brandywine Museum of Art in Wyeth’s hometown of Chadds Ford for about two years. 

Now she’s thrilled to see the paintings hanging on the walls of the Reynolda House. Some of the works come from private collections and this will be their first time on public display.

“The paintings are shining, and the drawings are so complex," she says. "The way that he's able to evoke emotion and personality in all of these works is, I think, something that people will really be drawn to.”

She says visitors will come away with a better understanding of why the artist is considered a genius.

The exhibit, titled “Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth,” opens Saturday and runs through May 25.