Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

127 c NORMAN ROCKWELL. “The Maternity Waiting Room.” An early color study for the illustration published in The Saturday Evening Post, July 13, 1946; the two models featured here were cast as the “The Frightened Novice” and “The Distraught Executive” in the final, published image. Oil over charcoal and graphite on paper. 724x432 mm; 28 1 / 2 x17 inches, on 29x17 1 / 4 -inch sheet. Unsigned. Hinged to matte; framed. [20,000/30,000] 125 c PAUL RABUT. “‘That police officer knows you are here’ Joan said ‘and he’s going to arrest you. You must leave at once.’” Story illustration for “The Trinidad Treasure” by Burnham Carter, published in The Saturday Evening Post, May 12, 1956, with their labels on verso. Mixed media on board. 260x508 mm; 10 1 / 4 x20 inches,13 1 / 4 x23-inch board. Signed in lower right image. Matted; framed. Accompanied by a copy of the magazine. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Martigette to present owner in 2010. [1,200/1,800] 126 c WALTER RATTERMAN. Gypsy Dancer. Oil on canvas. 762x508 mm; 30x20 inches. Signed “W. Ratterman” in lower right image. Even craquelure through­ out. Framed. [2,500/3,500] 125 126