I am at a loss on how to find any information about a Norman Rockwell picture. I have been trying for a while, but I guess I just don’t know the right place to look.
A friend has it. He says it is the original (?)
It is a framed pic, 32×23 of “The Lineman”.
There is a sticker on the back that [URL removed]
Balcony Gallery and frame shop, 6100 Campbowie Blvd, Ft. Worth texaa.
Upstairs ridglea, It was a present he received about 2003.
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Sorry for the bad news, but it is probably a print or a giclee. According to the Norman Rockwell Museum, they themselves acquired the original.
They sell the print in their online store, framed or unframed. Here’s a link to their item [URL removed]
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As Sylvia said, it could be a lithograph. Lithography is a process where the original is reproduced. The signature in the plate is also reproduced, as it is part of the original artwork from which a lithograph is created.
Sometimes lithographs in a limited run are also signed by the artist outside the plate in a white border area. If this piece was professionally framed (and it definitely sounds like it was), it is unlikely the gallery would have covered over Rockwell’s signature outside the plate. A gallery would typically mat a lithograph in such a way that an original signature outside the plate would also be visible.
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The information on the back is probably just about the framer. If the item is an authentic Rockwell lithograph print, there will be information on the print itself about the printing.
You should be able to find information regarding who did the printing and how many of this one was printed. Try to Google Norman Rockwell Prints and see what you may find.
Sorry, I can’t help more.
Sylvia
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Thank y’all for taking the time to
help me with this.
I really appreciate it.
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As pakcrats said, the original is in the Rockwell museum, but authentic prints or certified repo’s are going to come with some paperwork. Without any documentation, it is very likely that he has a litho, or possibly even a repo in oil. Reproductions or lithos without documentation are not collected for the collectable value, but for the beauty of the artwork. “fakes” or “forgeries” are not the same as a litho or a reproduction. Fakes or forgeries are designed to be passed off as the original work. Reproductions are designed to allow people like you and i to have beautiful artwork in our homes.
~John
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