Lot 56
- 56
Norman Rockwell 1894-1978
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Silhouette of a Colonial Lady (A New Hairstyle)
- signed Norman/Rockwell, l.r.
- oil on canvas
- 33 by 25 in.
- (83.8 by 63.5 cm)
- Painted in 1927.
Provenance
Elizabeth Chew Willard (the sitter), Scarsdale, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
By descent to the present owner (her daughter), circa 1975
By descent to the present owner (her daughter), circa 1975
Literature
The Saturday Evening Post, September 24, 1927, illustrated in color on the cover
Thomas S. Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator, New York, 1970, no. 229, illustrated
Christopher Finch, Norman Rockwell, 332 Magazine Covers, New York, 1979, illustrated in color (as A New Hairstyle)
Laurie Norton Moffat, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, vol. 1, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, no. C289, p. 109, illustrated p. 108
Catalogue Note
The painting appeared on the September 24, 1927 cover of The Saturday Evening Post. The work features Elizabeth Chew, who modeled for Rockwell and appears in four other compositions, and Joshua Biengrabber, another frequent Rockwell model.