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Norman Rockwell’s ‘Tough Call’ to sell at Heritage Auctions

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Norman Rockwell
Study of Norman Rockwell’s ‘Tough Call.’ Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS (AP) – A rendering by Norman Rockwell of one of his best known paintings is expected to sell next month at auction for at least $300,000.

An Austin family recently discovered they had the study – the last practice run before a painter creates the original – for Rockwell’s Tough Call.

The painting with three umpires looking skyward pondering whether to call a game because of rain arguably is the most recognizable of his baseball-themed works.

The original is in the possession of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The Austin family had thought they had a print of the work before they had it examined.

Heritage recently sold another Rockwell study for about $1.3 million.
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