Sunday, May 20, 2012

Flipside of the Brush

SUMMER

NORMANᅠ ROCKWELL
1894ᅠ -ᅠ 1978
SUMMER: SWIMMINGᅠ HOLE (TWOᅠ OLDᅠ MENᅠ ANDᅠ DOG)
signedᅠ Normanᅠ Rockwellᅠ (lowerᅠ right)
oilᅠ onᅠ board
overall:ᅠ 24ᅠ byᅠ 20ᅠ inchesᅠ (61ᅠ byᅠ 50.8ᅠ cm)
image:ᅠ 16ᅠ ᅠ1/4ᅠ ᅠ byᅠ 15ᅠ ᅠ1/2ᅠ ᅠ inchesᅠ (40.6ᅠ byᅠ 39.4ᅠ cm)
Paintedᅠ inᅠ 1950.



Details highlighting Rockwell's use of the brush handle (or similar) to scratch in highlights, details, and enliven certain passages.







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