Lot Essay
This painting was used as the cover of the December 12, 1931 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. A copy of a letter dated March 9, 1976, from the artist to the present owner accompanies the lot.
Details
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978)
Merry Christmas: Concert Trio
signed Norman Rockwell, l.r.--oil on canvas
40¼ x 30in. (102.4 x 76.3cm.)
Merry Christmas: Concert Trio
signed Norman Rockwell, l.r.--oil on canvas
40¼ x 30in. (102.4 x 76.3cm.)
Provenance
Gift of the artist
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace T. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Brewster
Gift to the present owner
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace T. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Brewster
Gift to the present owner
Literature
T. Buechner, Norman Rockwell: Artist & Illustrator, New York, 1970, no. 269, illus.
L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, 1986, vol. 1, p. 123, no. C328, illus.
L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, 1986, vol. 1, p. 123, no. C328, illus.