LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil and pencil on canvas

Measurements:

Edition:

Executed circa 1951.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Norman / Rockwell (lower left)

Condition:

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., New York, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's: This work on gessoed canvas is stretched onto a traditional stretcher. The image is painted entirely in one color, with pencil lines beneath. The work shows no evidence of restorations or instability, however, the paint layer shows cracking. Framed dimensions: 24 7/8 by 23 in. (63.2 by 58.4 cm.)

Literature:

Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge,, 1986, vol. I, no. A125a, p. 310-11, illustrated

Provenance:

James Oliver Bovaird (gifted directly from the artist) James Oliver Bovaird, Jr. (by descent from the above) Private collection (by descent from the above) Sotheby's New York, 22 May 2008, lot 100 (consigned by the above) Private collection (acquired from the above sale)