Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Death Valley, Smiley of Stovepipe Wells, 1961
Oil and pencil on board
16 x 13-3/8 inches (40.6 x 34.0 cm)
Signed and titled lower right: "Death Valley / Smiley" of Stove Pipe Wells / Norman / Rockwell

PROVENANCE:
Collection of the McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas;
[With]Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York;
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas;
Private collection, Corpus Christi, Texas, gift from the above;
By descent to the present owner.

EXHIBITED:
McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas, "Norman Rockwell," July 30-August 31, 1972, no. 63.

LITERATURE:
L. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, vol. I, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, pp. 1067-68, no. E65 (the signature, inscription, and photograph are erroneously listed as no. E66).


Alternate Artist Spellings: "Norman Rockwell", "Rockwell, Norman", "Rockwell, Norman Perceval"

There appears to be discoloration to boat where pigment is not present; minor foxing and surface soiling; a faint approx. 3 inch hairline abrasion is figure's right shoulder; under UV light, there appears to be no inpaint.

Unframed