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NORMAN ROCKWELL | Study for 'The Homecoming'
估價
40,000 - 60,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- Norman Rockwell
- Study for 'The Homecoming'
- signed Norman Rockwell (lower right)
- pencil on joined paper
- 45 by 34 inches
- (114.3 by 86.36 cm)
- Executed by 1961.
signed 'Norman Rockwell' (lower right) pencil on joined paper
來源
American Illustrators Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2011
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2011
Condition
The sheet is taped to the mat across the top edge and at the upper right and upper left edges. There are artist pinholes at extreme edges. There are visible horizontal creases at the upper right corner and the lower right corner. There is minor mat burn at upper right edge and some scattered spots of foxing particularly in the lower right corner. There appears to be an area of staining in background at upper left and a few other minor spots of staining throughout. The work retains glue remnants on the reverse from a prior mounting.
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.
拍品資料及來源
The present work is a study for the February 1961 cover image of Boys' Life magazine, the official monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America. The final painting, for which this work is a study, was also illustrated on the organization's 1961 calendar.
The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has added this study to the Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections/Online catalogue raisonné.
The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has added this study to the Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections/Online catalogue raisonné.