Lot 4
- 4
Norman Rockwell
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Norman Rockwell
- Study for 'The Christmas Coach'
- signed with initials N.R. (lower right); also signed and inscribed a very Merry Christmas and/Happy New Year/to my great friend/Otto Storch cordially Norman Rockwell (lower center)
- oil on board
- 11 1/4 by 15 inches
- (28.6 by 38.1 cm)
- Painted in 1935.
Provenance
Otto Storch, New York (gift from the artist)
By descent to the present owner (his wife)
By descent to the present owner (his wife)
Literature
Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Album, Garden City, New York, 1961, p. 107, illustrated
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, no. S543a, p. 757, illustrated
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, no. S543a, p. 757, illustrated
Condition
There is minor frame abrasion with associated discoloration at edges and scattered surface cracking. Under UV: although some pigments fluoresce, all appear to be original.
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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a study for Norman Rockwell's painting The Christmas Coach, which appeared in the December 28, 1935 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.