$8,888
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) Portrait of Alice Titled, signed, and dated "... Norman/Rockwell/1966" l.r. Graphite and colored pencil on paper, sight size 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: Commissioned of the artist by the sitter's mother, New York. Literature: Moffatt, Laurie Norton. Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue. Volume II. Hanover: The University Press of New England, 1986. No. P3. (illus.) N.B. Though Norman Rockwell did not consider himself a portraitist, his skill with capturing a range of expression and emotion made him highly sought-after for commissioned portraits. By 1968, he counted among his sitters several American presidents, astronauts, publishers, and politicians. Tack holes to all four corners; adhered to fiberboard by mounting sheet; tape adhesive residue in the l.r. and l.l. quadrant approx. 5 x 1/2 in.; skinning in the u.l. quadrant along left edge approx. 2 x 1/2 in., l.l. quadrant approx. 2 3/4 x 1/4, and l.r. quadrant approx. 1/2 x 1/2 in.; faint graphite lines beneath text and signature and at beveled mat opening, trimmed sheet on all four sides.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
