Study for 'Music Hath Charms'

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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Study for 'Music Hath Charms'
signed and inscribed 'To my friend/Bill Taylor/Norman/Rockwell' (lower right)
charcoal on joined paper laid down on board
35 x 29 ¼ in. (88.9 x 74.3 cm.)
Executed in 1939.

Provenance

The artist.
Bill Taylor, gift from the above.
Acquired by the late owner circa 1985.

Literature

L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, vol. 1, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, p. 143, no. C379a, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

The present work is a study for the November 4th, 1939 cover of The Saturday Evening Post also known as Sheriff Guarding Jail Cell.

Please note this lot includes a copy of the cover of the November 4th, 1939 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

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