The listing, Norman Rockwell Print "Before the Shot" Suitable for Framing has ended.
The high bidder will receive the art print as pictured!
This is a quality print!
Printed on Cardstock.
Suitable for framing!
Measures: 9 1/2 inches X 9 1/2 inches
Christopher Finch's review on this painting:
Before the Shot - March 15, 1958
It is easy to see that, had he not been a gifted artist, Norman Rockwell might well have become a successful writer or director for films or television. Situation comedy has been one of the most popular genre in both these mediums, and no one has a better knack for inventing comic situations than Rockwell. The sene he painted for the March 15, 1958, ediion of the POST might have run into censorship problemsfrom the Motion Picture Production Code, but otherwise it would work perfectly in a movie. The boy, abou to receive his shot, takes advantage of the fact that the doctor's back is turned to satisfy himself that the doctor's credentials are in order. As ysual in Rockwell's work, the single image suggests a whole sequence of events. We know what has gone before and what will come after. Another skill Rockwell has in common with the filmmakers is the ability to create an authentic setting for each incident. In this case the setting is simple enough, but every detail is just right. All of us have been in rooms like this, and we know that the artist has taken care to make it convincing.