Lot Essay
My New Car was commissioned by the Automobile Equipment Association in Chicago. The work was used as an advertisement before being presented by the association to the Reverend Arthur R. Mogge.
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My New Car (Man with Automobile Supplies and Tire)
Details
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
My New Car (Man with Automobile Supplies and Tire)
signed 'Norman Rockwell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 x 24¼ in. (68.6 x 61.7 cm.)
My New Car (Man with Automobile Supplies and Tire)
signed 'Norman Rockwell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 x 24¼ in. (68.6 x 61.7 cm.)
Provenance
Automobile Equipment Association, Chicago, Illinois, commission of the artist, 1922.
Arthur R. Mogge, by gift from the above.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
Arthur R. Mogge, by gift from the above.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
Literature
L. N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, Vol. I, no. A29, p. 262, illustrated