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The Collection of John Sacret Young

Norman Rockwell

Study for 'Breaking Home Ties'

Session begins in

November 19, 04:00 PM GMT

Estimate

400,000 - 600,000 USD

Bid

350,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

The Collection of John Sacret Young

Norman Rockwell

1894 - 1978


Study for 'Breaking Home Ties'

signed Norman Rockwell (lower left)

oil on photograph laid down on board

11 ¼ by 10 ⅛ in.

28.6 by 25.7 cm.

Executed in 1954.


This work will be included as an addendum work in the Project Norman database created by the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Ken Stuart Sr., Wilton, Connecticut (acquired directly from the artist)

Private Collection (acquired as a gift from the above)

Sotheby's, New York, 28 November 2007, lot 82 (consigned by the above)

John Sacret Young, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale)

Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner

John Sacret Young, Pieces of Glass: An Artoir, Beverly Hills, 2016, p. 66, illustrated in color