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| Norman Rockwell painting sold at auction for record $46m | Norman Rockwell painting sold at auction for record $46m |
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| A Norman Rockwell painting, Saying Grace, has been sold for $46m (£28m) in New York, a new record for a piece of American art sold at auction. | A Norman Rockwell painting, Saying Grace, has been sold for $46m (£28m) in New York, a new record for a piece of American art sold at auction. |
| Saying Grace shows a crowded restaurant with a grandmother and grandson bowed in prayer at a table they are sharing with two young men. | Saying Grace shows a crowded restaurant with a grandmother and grandson bowed in prayer at a table they are sharing with two young men. |
| The painting's pre-sale estimate by Sotheby's was $15m to $20m. The buyer's identity was not disclosed. | The painting's pre-sale estimate by Sotheby's was $15m to $20m. The buyer's identity was not disclosed. |
| Ten Rockwell works in total were sold at the auction. | Ten Rockwell works in total were sold at the auction. |
| The Gossips sold on Wednesday for just under $8.5m, while Walking to Church fetched more than $3.2m. | The Gossips sold on Wednesday for just under $8.5m, while Walking to Church fetched more than $3.2m. |
| Many came from the family of Kenneth Stuart, the art editor at the Saturday Evening Post at the time when many of Rockwell's paintings were featured on the magazine's covers. | |
| The paintings were part of a larger American art auction at Sotheby's that saw almost $84m in total proceeds. | The paintings were part of a larger American art auction at Sotheby's that saw almost $84m in total proceeds. |
| The previous record for the sale of an American painting at auction was set in 1999, also at Sotheby's, when George Bellows' Polo Crowd sold for $27.7m. | The previous record for the sale of an American painting at auction was set in 1999, also at Sotheby's, when George Bellows' Polo Crowd sold for $27.7m. |