"Waiting Room" Lot no. 4820
By Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
1937
28" x 23", 37 7/8" x 32 7/8"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
SOLD
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The Saturday Evening Post interior illustration, October 16, 1937
EXHIBITED:
Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, "Norman Rockwell - Presenting the American Century," September 29, 2001 - January 20, 2002;
The Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, New York, "Norman Rockwell: American Imagist," September 20, 2009- January 3, 2010;
Christie's, New York, "Illustrating America: Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries," November 30-December 20, 2013.
LITERATURE:
P. Day, "22," The Saturday Evening Post, October 16, 1937;
A.L. Guptil, Norman Rockwell Illustrator, New York, 1946, hardcover, pp. 84, 171, illustrated;
A.L. Guptil, Norman Rockwell Illustrator, New York 1972, softcover, p. 84, illustrated;
M. Moline, Norman Rockwell Encyclopedia: A Chronological Catalog of the Artist's Work 1910-1978, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1979, p. 112, fig. 2-51, illustrated;
L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Vol. 2, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, p. 761, fig. S545, illustrated;
Art Museum of Western Virginia, Norman Rockwell - Presenting the American Century, exhibition catalogue, 2002-2003, back cover, interior, illustrated.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
The pictures of Norman Perceval Rockwell (1894-1978) were recognized and enjoyed by almost everybody in America. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history. Over the years, he depicted there a unique collection of Americana, a series of vignettes of remarkable warmth and humor. In addition, he painted a great number of pictures for story illustrations, advertising campaigns, posters, calendars and books.
As his personal contribution during World War II, Rockwell painted the famous “Four Freedoms” posters, symbolizing for millions the war aims as described by President Franklin Roosevelt. One version of his “Freedom of Speech” painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rockwell left high school to attend classes at the National Academy of Design, and later studied under Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgeman at the Art Students League in New York. His two greatest influences were the completely opposite titans Howard Pyle and J.C Leyendecker.
His early illustrations were done for St. Nicholas magazine and other juvenile publications. He sold his first cover painting to the Post in 1916, and ended up doing over 300 more. Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson sat for him for portraits, and he painted other world figures, including Nassar of Egypt and Nehru of India.
An important museum has been established in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he maintained his studio. Each year, tens of thousands visit the largest collection of his original paintings extant.