Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) Young Love: Walking to School

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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.
Estimate $50,000-70,000

Toning overall, with more significant toning and acid burn around the margins, measuring roughly 3 inches around the perimeter, slightly more pronounced along the lower edge. Fox marks primarily to the margins, with a few scattered within the center of the composition. Crop marks at corners and center of each side. Toning and staining to the reverse.

Its image size is 15 x 13 1/2 in., and its sight size (i.e. within the window mat) measures 16 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.

Christie's labels affixed to the frame backing.


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