NORMAN PERCEVAL ROCKWELL (1894-1978)

Details

NORMAN PERCEVAL ROCKWELL (1894-1978)

Wolf, the Watchdog

signed Norman Rockwell and dated 1918, l.r.--oil on canvas en grisaille
23¼ x 36 in. (59.1 x 91.4 cm.)

Literature

A. P. Tehrune, "Wolf," St. Nicholas, April 1918, p. 498
L. N. Moffet, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, vol. II, p. 751, no. S527, illus.

Lot Essay

This painting was used as an illustration for "Wolf", a story published in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1918. Its caption read: "Out of the Blackness Wolf launched himself, straight for the trespasser's throat."