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The Passing of Robin Hood
Original price was: $599.00.$299.00Current price is: $299.00.
Artist: N. C. Wyeth
The Passing of Robin Hood is a deeply moving oil painting by N. C. Wyeth, depicting the final moments of the legendary outlaw as he fires his last arrow to mark the place of his burial, created for the 1917 David McKay edition of Howard Pyle’s The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
Description
Description
The Passing of Robin Hood, painted by N. C. Wyeth in 1917, stands as one of the most emotionally resonant images in American illustration. It captures a moment from the close of Howard Pyle’s beloved folk narrative with a tenderness and compositional intelligence that have kept it compelling for more than a century. Owning a hand-painted oil reproduction of this work means bringing a genuinely moving piece of pictorial storytelling into your home.
Wyeth created this painting as part of a series commissioned for a new edition of Pyle’s The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, published by David McKay. The scene shows the dying Robin Hood supported by Little John at the window of a priory chamber, releasing a final arrow into the forest below so that it might mark the place of his burial. Pyle had been Wyeth’s teacher and mentor, and the commission carried deep personal weight. Rather than imitating the earlier illustrations of his teacher, Wyeth brought his own fully developed visual sensibility to the story.
The composition frames the two figures within an arched window that opens onto deep, rich forest greens, placing the warmth and stillness of the interior against the vitality of the natural world beyond. The interior palette is amber and muted, reflecting the ebbing life of the hero, while the barely visible arrow against the sky carries the full symbolic weight of the narrative. Wyeth’s brushwork throughout is direct and confident, giving the fabric, stonework, and figures a strong physical presence without overworking any surface.
Every hand-painted oil reproduction produced by ByMuseum is created by a skilled artist working directly in oil on canvas. The painters study the original composition in detail, preserving the characteristic brushwork, tonal relationships, and textural qualities that give the painting its distinctive character. No prints or digital transfers are used at any stage of the process.
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