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Norman Rockwell
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Preliminary Study for "The Peace Corps (JFK's Bold Legacy)"
- signed Norman Rockwell, inscribed My best wishes to Arnale Rogers and dated 6/30/72 (lower right)
- oil, pencil, and gesso on canvas
- 20 by 31 1/2 inches
- (50.8 by 80 cm)
- Painted in 1966.
Provenance
Illustration House, New York
Private Collection, Scarsdale, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Private Collection, Scarsdale, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Condition
Oil, pencil, and gesso on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from a visibly repaired patch at the lower center and lower right. UNDER UV: Scattered areas of inpainting and lines of inpainting to address the aforementioned patch, and along lower and right edges.
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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.
Catalogue Note
Accompanying this lot is a smaller, unframed, section of this study for The Peace Corps (JFK's Bold Legacy), oil, pencil, and gesso on canvas, 22 1/2 by 7 inches (57.2 by 17.3 cm), inscribed on the verso, This is a portion of a preliminary study by Norman Rockwell of "The Peace Corps" of 1965, and Roger T. Reed (President of Illustration House).