$183,000
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) Young Love: Walking to School , 1949 Signed "Norman Rockwell" within the composition l. r., inscribed "AUTUMN/1949" within the composition u.c. and l.c., crop marks in the margin. Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, sheet size 23 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (59.1 x 54.6 cm), framed. Condition: Tape-hinged to backing mat, acid burn, toning. Provenance: Christie's New York, Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries, May 23, 1990, Sale 7082, Lot 260. Literature: Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Volume I (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1986), p. 306, no. A119, illus. N.B. The present work was executed in 1949 for the Four Seasons Calendar , published by Brown and Bigelow.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-07
