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Norman Rockwell
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Study for 'Education'
- signed and inscribed Best wishes/to/Irene/sketch made in/Moscow school/Norman/Rockwell (lower right)
- oil on board
- image: 10 by 20 3/4 inches (25.4 by 52.7 cm)
- board: 15 1/2 by 26 1/4 inches (39.4 by 66.7 cm)
- Painted in 1967.
Provenance
Irene Carlson (gift from the artist)
By descent to the present owner (her son)
By descent to the present owner (her son)
Literature
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: Catalogue Raisonné, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, vol. II, no. S421a, p. 709, illustrated p. 708
Condition
There is glue residue around the edges where the mat was formerly adhered to the front of the board; some of which is visible at the right and top edges. There is a very thin 1 inch slit at lower left corner, likely original.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a sketch Norman Rockwell executed while on assignment for Look magazine. The finished version of this work appeared in the October 3, 1967 issue of the magazine accompanying an article on daily life in the Soviet Union.