Norman Rockwell Signed "Lobsterman / Mermaid" 1975 21x28 Original Lithograph LE #94/200 (PA LOA)

Norman Rockwell 

"Mermaid/Lobsterman" Limited Edition Lithograph

 

Excellent Condition 

Edition Size Only 200. Published in 1975 by Circle Fine Art Corporation

FROM Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover August 20, 1955.

During his student years, Rockwell sometimes escaped to a Provincetown, Massachusetts, seaside resort for rest and to sketch outdoors. The idea for Mermaid formed from memories of these early experiences An 81-year-old Gloucester lobsterman posed for the painting, but, imagining the turmoil that might ensue if a neighbor were to pose nude, Rockwell hired a professional model from New York for the mermaid. For the fish, Rockwell purchased a 12-pound pollack from the Berkshire Fish Company. He photographed it and then gave it to John Malumphy, who served it in his restaurant for two days.

Original lithograph measures 21.25" x 28.25" in size. Hand-signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell (D 1978). Limited edition hand numbered 94/200. Includes an embossed seal from the publisher Circle Fine Art Corporation in the lower left corner. The piece includes an LOA and lifetime authenticity guarantee from Pristine Auction.

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