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Norman Rockwell
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Making Good in a Boys' Camp ('Percy arrived in camp the most dressed-up lad you ever saw)
- signed Norman/Rockwell (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 34 by 18 inches
- (86.4 by 45.7 cm)
- Painted in 1917.
Provenance
J. Willard Loos, Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 1974 (bequest from the above)
American Illustrators Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 1974 (bequest from the above)
American Illustrators Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown Art Museum, Salute to Norman Rockwell, October 1976-January 1977
Tokyo, Japan, Isetan Museum of Art; Osaka, Japan, Daimaru Museum; Nagoya, Japan, Matsuzakaya Art Museum, Norman Rockwell, February-August 1992, no. 3, p. 127, illustrated p. 5
Tokyo, Japan, Isetan Museum of Art; Osaka, Japan, Daimaru Museum; Nagoya, Japan, Matsuzakaya Art Museum, Norman Rockwell, February-August 1992, no. 3, p. 127, illustrated p. 5
Literature
St. Nicholas, July 1917, p. 840, illustrated
Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Album, Garden City, New York, 1961, p. 23, illustrated
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: Catalogue Raisonné, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, vol. II, no. S518, p. 749, illustrated p. 748
Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Album, Garden City, New York, 1961, p. 23, illustrated
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: Catalogue Raisonné, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, vol. II, no. S518, p. 749, illustrated p. 748
Condition
The canvas is lined and the edges of the original canvas are trimmed. There is a possible small scratch in the lens of the boy's glasses at left. Under UV: there are a few spots and lines of inpainting in the tent and a 4-inch horizontal line at center by the boy's hat.
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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
The present work appeared in the July 1917 issue of St. Nicholas magazine, accompanying a short story by Ralph Graham titled, "Making Good in a Boys' Camp." Graham's work was part of a series that described the daily experiences of five boys–Percy, Max, Dick, Gigs and Ruggles–during their time spent at a summer camp. Rockwell created several works on commission for St. Nicholas, particularly during the early years of his career.