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Norman Rockwell 1894 - 1978
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Norman Rockwell Visits a Country School
- oil on two joined photographs
- sight: 9 1/2 by 21 1/4 inches
- (24.1 by 54 cm)
- Painted in 1946.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Stuart Sr. (gift from the artist)
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, The Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts; Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Museum; Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; San Antonio, Texas, Marion Koogler McNay Institute; San Francisco, California, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Art Center; Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Norman Rockwell: A Sixty Year Retrospective, February 1972-April 1973, illustrated p. 92
Literature
The Saturday Evening Post, November 2, 1946, illustrated in color pp. 24-5, © SEPS. Licensed by Curtis Licensing. All Rights Reserved.
Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Album, Garden City, New York, 1961, pp. 88-9, illustrated in color
Thomas Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator, New York, 1970, illustrated pl. 437 p. 196
Christopher Finch, Norman Rockwell's America, New York, 1985, pp. 211, illustrated in color fig. 278 pp. 218-19
Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Album, Garden City, New York, 1961, pp. 88-9, illustrated in color
Thomas Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator, New York, 1970, illustrated pl. 437 p. 196
Christopher Finch, Norman Rockwell's America, New York, 1985, pp. 211, illustrated in color fig. 278 pp. 218-19
Condition
This work is executed in oil on two joined photographs. There are some cracks in the shadows beneath the desks on the right side, and a small blemish beneath the desk seat in the lower right corner. Under UV: areas of the surface fluoresce erratically, but it appears to be inherent to the artist's technique and materials.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.