Andrew Wyeth is one of the most popular American painters of the twentieth century. As a representational artist, Wyeth's paintings have sharply contrasted with the prevailing trend of abstraction that gained currency in American art in the middle of the twentieth century. Wyeth’s art reflects his deeply-felt response to the rural environment where he was raised as a child and his upbringing. He uses a palette mostly of earth colors and his technique is precise and detailed, yet he lifts his paintings above photographic naturalism with an unreal, visionary quality. Wyeth’s work reveals an underlying symbolism and deep understanding of the abstract qualities of light, time, form, and space.