NORMAN ROCKWELL (American 1894 - 1978)
Martha Washington: A Man's Wife, preliminary study, 1939
Oil and graphite on board
20 x 22 in.
Signed lower right
This piece was painted as a preliminary study for the three figures in an illustration for Howard Fast's story,
Martha Washington: A Man's Wife, which appeared in the February 1939 issue of
Ladies' Home Journal.
Caption for the finished illustration: "The girl crouched on the bench had been crying softly. At her feet was a bundle tied to an old quilt. Martha said quietly, 'why did it happen?'"
The painting was inscribed and signed, "To my ole friend Fred Hilderbrandt, Norman Rockwell."
Condition Report: This piece was framed to an overall size of 28 x 26 in., and the art is in Excellent condition.
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