Wy·eth (w???th), Andrew Newell 1917-2009. American painter whose realistic canvases depict stark rural scenes. His major works include Christina’s World (1948) and Tenant Farmer (1961). His father, Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), was also a painter and a book illustrator.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Wy?eth (?wa? ??) n. 1. Andrew Newell, born 1917, U.S. painter. 2. his father, Newell Convers, 1882?1945, U.S. illustrator and painter. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.