Lot Essay
The present work was illustrated on the cover of the December 24, 1921 issue of Literary Digest.
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Property from the Wagnalls Memorial Foundation
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Grandpa's Christmas Visit (The Story of Christmas)
Details
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Grandpa's Christmas Visit (The Story of Christmas)
signed 'Norman/Rockwell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 12¼ in. (33.7 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1921.
Grandpa's Christmas Visit (The Story of Christmas)
signed 'Norman/Rockwell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 12¼ in. (33.7 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1921.
Provenance
Gift of the artist to Adams Wagnalls, Lithopolis, Ohio.
By descent to Mabel Wagnalls Jones.
Gift to the present owner, 1946.
By descent to Mabel Wagnalls Jones.
Gift to the present owner, 1946.
Literature
L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, pp. 58-9, no. C155, illustrated.
Exhibited
West Palm Beach, Florida, Norton Gallery & School of Art, Norman Rockwell's America, February 21-March 14, 1976.
Canton, Ohio, Canton Art Institute, Norman Rockwell's America, August 23-October 26, 1997.
New York, Bernard Danenberg Gallery, n.d.
Canton, Ohio, Canton Art Institute, Norman Rockwell's America, August 23-October 26, 1997.
New York, Bernard Danenberg Gallery, n.d.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is exempt from New York state sales tax as the consignor holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate.