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Vintage Art - NORMAN ROCKWELL PRINTS - $6
East 14th Street near Avenue A
condition:
new
size / dimensions:
11 x 14
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All originally appeared as covers for The Saturday Evening Post in the 1940s and '50s -- Rockwell's most productive and iconic period -- and all convey a true spirit of nostalgia and wholesomeness -- classic Americana of the post-war period. The prints were published as a collection in the 1960s and may have been issued by subscription. They are in As New condition and, in fact, have NOT been displayed or used.
* Size for each is 11" across, 14" high, a standard format and standard paper weight for a quality print that can easily be framed and / or matted. Actual image sizes vary a bit. As I said, these prints will all easily fit a standard-size frame.
* Individually, the price is $6 each; any 4 for $20; the Full Collection of 10 images, $45.
NOTE: Although some of the prints may appear yellowed in the picture, they are actually NOT yellowed. Just my poor photography skills showing! Actually, the first picture, shown framed in the simple black frame, is how ALL the prints look -- crisp and clean and NOT yellowed.
And if you'd prefer purchasing these prints framed (as in the first picture), I can do that as well - $18 each, $33 for two.
* Here's the list of images. Titles are somewhat difficult to read on the pictures here, though perfectly clear on the prints themselves. And, though the images look somewhat yellowed, THEY ARE NOT. They're completely white and clean, as when originally printed way back when. Must be the lighting and probably my mediocre photo skills!
8. Girl at the Mirror - sample framed
1. The Winner
2. The Gossips
3. The Plumbers
4. The Lion Keeper
5. The Charwomen
6. Saying Grace
7. The Homecoming
8. Girl at the Mirror
9. Stealing Home
10. Bottom of the Ninth
And here's some other information on Rockwell and The Saturday Evening Post covers he's so often associated with . . .
"Norman Rockwell is synonymous with mid-century, small-town family life across America. Although Rockwell's images are endearing and nostalgic, they were frequently criticized by his peers, and many refused to call him an artist -- instead choosing the label 'illustrator.' But as he matured, so did his art, and before he died in 1978, he was commissioned to paint portraits of Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy and Johnson. Some of his works also captured landmark moments in America's history, such as World War II and the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout his lifetime, Rockwell produced over 4000 original works, and he is best known for his 322 wonderful covers for The Saturday Evening Post magazine.
As a young illustrator, Norman Rockwell had a secret ambition -- to have his work appear on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. 'In those days the cover of the Post was the greatest show window in America,' he later remarked. At the start of Rockwell's career, the magazine (first published in 1729) was reaching 2 million readers who were entertained and informed with articles by leading names in literature and artwork from the brightest stars in illustration.
Rockwell landed his first Post cover in 1916 at age 22. And that began a relationship that would last for 47 years, during which time Rockwell produced an astounding 322 cover illustrations for the Post. Many Americans who experienced the rapid growth and change of the 20th century view the Rockwell covers as familiar representations of their lives. The Saturday Evening Post covers are a remarkable visual history of an artist's development and a compelling chronology of life in 20th-century-America." -- Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA.
These are handsome and very well-priced. Everyone who has seen them has been surprised at just how good-looking they really are. Great to hang in a den, country cottage, child's room -- any place you'd like to see classic American illustration at its best!
Pick up East 14th Street.