Illustrating America's Stories with Norman Rockwell, N C Wyeth & More

Illustrating America's Stories with Norman Rockwell, N C Wyeth & More

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  Norman Rockwell, Boy Playing Flute Surrounded By Animals (Springtime). Estimate $1,500,000–2,500,000.

  Appearing on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on 16 April 1927, Boy Playing Flute Surrounded by Animals (Springtime) exemplifies the playful spirit that imbues Rockwell’s best and most beloved images. Painted during the early period of the artist’s career, the present work demonstrates the more expressive and painterly manner of execution that characterizes his works from the 1920s and early 1930s.
  
  American Art
  23 May | New York
  

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  N. C. Wyeth, Portrait of a Farmer (Pennsylvania Farmer). Estimate $2,500,000–3,500,000.

  N.C. Wyeth painted Portrait of a Farmer in 1943, by which time he had established himself among the most well-known and successful illustrators of the twentieth century. While Wyeth did not paint Portrait of a Farmer for a specific commission, it was ultimately reproduced in advertisements for the art supplies manufacturer F Weber Company and was considered for use by Lederle Laboratories to promote the company’s veterinary vitamins. Here, Wyeth renders the Pennsylvania landscape in full autumnal splendor, the trees ablaze in vibrant tones of red, yellow and orange. A farmer stands in the foreground, smiling broadly as if demonstrating the pride he derives from the land that he owns and the life he has built. 
  
  American Art
  23 May | New York
  

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  N.C. Wyeth, We’re on Our Way. Estimate $800,000–1,200,000.

  This powerful depiction of “Uncle Sam” was originally published by Keterlinus Lithograph Mfg. Company, possibly as a war bond poster. It was then sold to Brown & Bigelow, manufacturers of calendars for businesses, who featured the image in a 1944 calendar. 
  
  American Art
  23 May | New York
  

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  Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline & Pepito Chez Maxim's. Estimate $30,000—50,000.

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  23 May | New York
  

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  Gerard Curtis Delano, In Bonnet And Paint, Early-Day Sioux Scouts. Estimate $300,000–500,000.

  Gerard Curtis Delano's Western historical works – often depicting the Plains Indians – are typified by a romanticizing, even mythical quality. As historian Richard G. Bowman has written, Although his Plains Indians were often shown mounted and with war regalia and paint, he created tranquil rather than threatening images….He was not a historian. Research on historical material culture was not an end to itself for him. The design of the painting, the color, the simplicity, and pictorial impact, all had precedence over historical or technical details.”  
  
  American Art
  23 May | New York
  

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  Norman Rockwell, In A Wonderful Bargain Bag. Estimate $400,000–600,000.

  Norman Rockwell painted In a Wonderful Bargain Bag in 1927 as part of an advertising campaign for Sun-Maid Growers of California, the largest raisin and dried fruit processor in the world. The work captures the artist’s classic form of advertising: charming scenes infused with warmth and nostalgia that showed Americans the best versions of themselves. Here Rockwell depicts an older woman pouring raisins into the outstretched palms of a smiling young boy, possibly her grandchild, while several other children peer through the doorway, eagerly awaiting their turn to receive the same treat. 
  
  American Art
  23 May | New York
  

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  Philip R. Goodwin, The Golden Girl Of The West. Estimate $50,000–70,000.

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  23 May | New York
  

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  Joseph Christian Leyendecker, George Washington. Estimate $100,000—150,000.

  Considered the premier illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration, Leyendecker created his depiction of America’s first president for 5 July 1919 cover of the The Saturday Evening Post.
  
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  23 May | New York
  

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