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1926 Print Norman ROCKWELL Old Woman Candle Dipping GE - ORIGINAL
1926 Print Norman ROCKWELL Old Woman Candle Dipping GE - ORIGINAL

1926 Print Norman ROCKWELL Old Woman Candle Dipping GE - ORIGINAL

$64.95 USD
This is an original 1926 double-sided color print with two exceptional illustrations. The first image is of a colonial woman in the "good old days" dipping candles. It was done by artist Norman Rockwell for the General Electric Company's Edison Mazda Lamps. Artist signature in bottom right of image. On the reverse is an image of a classic 1920's era bathroom used to advertise Crane Plumbing Materials.

Period Paper has obtained an unusual and scarce collection of printers' samples of vintage art and illustration advertising art from 1926. These splendid images are in very good condition and would look magnificent framed. The collection was published by The West Virginia Paper Company or Westvaco which was was established in 1888 by William Luke along the Potomac River in what is now known as Luke, Maryland. In January 2002 Westvaco merged with the Mead Corporation to form MeadWestvaco.

CONDITION

This 85+ year old Item is rated Very Fine. No creases. No tears. No water damage.

  • Product Type: Original Print; Full Color
  • Grade: Very Fine
  • Dimensions: Approximately 9 x 12 inches; 23 x 30 cm
  • Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
  • Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This piece was illustrated by Rockwell, Norman Perceval.

Norman Rockwell

(1894-1978) Norman Perceval Rockwell was born in New York City but he was best known and beloved for his nostalgic images of small town and rural America. He studied at the Chase School of Fine and Applied Art, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League and was influenced by the work of Howard Pyle and J. C. LeyendeckerÑtwo great illustrators of the period. He began his career with illustrations for the St. Nicholas magazine and other juvenile publications but he is most associated with The Saturday Evening Post for which he did more than 300 covers beginning in 1916. In addition to his magazine and advertising work he produced the famous Four Freedoms posters during WWII. His work captured the innocence of an America now long gone and with each drawing Rockwell told a story with considerable warmth and humor. With his prolific output and huge audience, Rockwell is perhaps the artist most responsible for raising the genre of illustration to the art form we consider it to be today.

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