Property from an Important American Collection
Norman Rockwell
Study for 'Cheerleaders'
Auction Closed
May 19, 03:38 PM GMT
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collection
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
Study for 'Cheerleaders'
inscribed Best wishes to the/James Pelrozzenes./cordially, Norman Rockwell (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on board
10 ¾ by 10 ½ inches
(27.3 by 26.7 cm)
Painted in 1952.
This work will be included as an addendum work in the Project Norman database created by the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
The artist
James Pelrozzenes (gift from the above)
(possibly) Rainone Galleries, Irving, Texas, 1988
Tableau Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1994
James Pelrozzenes (gift from the above)
(possibly) Rainone Galleries, Irving, Texas, 1988
Tableau Fine Art, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1994
Norman Rockwell executed the present work as a preparatory study for the February 16, 1952 cover illustration of The Saturday Evening Post.