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Norman Rockwell 1894 - 1978
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- The Day I Painted Ike ('All through that grind of turning on different moods, he never lost patience. At the end—by golly, it was time to go fishing.')
- signed with the artist's initials NR (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 11 1/8 by 8 1/8 inches
- (28.3 by 20.6 cm)
- Painted in 1952.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Stuart, Sr. (gift from the artist)
By descent to the present owners
By descent to the present owners
Exhibited
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, The Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts; Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Museum; Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; San Antonio, Texas, Marion Koogler McNay Institute; San Francisco, California, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Art Center; Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Norman Rockwell: A Sixty Year Retrospective, February 1972-April 1973, illustrated in color p. 132
Literature
The Saturday Evening Post, October 11, 1952, illustrated in color p. 25, © SEPS. Licensed by Curtis Licensing. All Rights Reserved.
Thomas Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator, New York, 1970, illustrated pl. 488 p. 222
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, vo. II, no. S687, p. 807, illustrated
Thomas Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator, New York, 1970, illustrated pl. 488 p. 222
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, vo. II, no. S687, p. 807, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition. This canvas is unlined. There is stretcher bar stress along all four edge, and frame abrasion along all four extreme edges. There are a few isolated areas of craquelure in the background. Under UV: there is no apparent inpainting.
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.