Auctions, Excitement & Rockmore Roadtrips in December!
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1958 Woman with Brooklyn Skyline - Noel Davis
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This is a stunning 28 x 52 Oil on Canvas portrait with the Brooklyn skyline that Rockmore did as Noel Davis in February, 1958 and it is coming up December 8th at Rago Auction.
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1958 Girl in Bed - Noel Davis
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It was just before Noel Davis leaves New York for his first New Orleans visit and name change to Rockmore. It was given to an illustrator, William A. Smith, as a gift from Noel Davis. It turns out Smith was a contemporary of Noel's father, the famous illustrator Floyd Davis. We went through the Rockmore archives and found an image of the girl sick in bed that Joseph Hirshhorn had bought directly from Rockmore. It was certainly the same girl but why would Hirshhorn not buy the magnificent portrait and who was the girl and why is she so sad? We then found an image from a David Lattimore Picture in the photo archive and discovered the same girl standing next to the portrait. David Lattimore was Rockmore's Putney High School close friend and confidant through his marriage & kids and eventual divorce and departure from Brooklyn in 1959.
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1959 The subject by the Portrait
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We called David and found out that it was David's first wife in the portraits and she had posed for Noel while they were neighbors in Brooklyn Heights. She had just had 6 children, including twins, in seven years and was certainly a little overwhelmed and a great accessible subject for Rockmore. She was comfortable with Rockmore who was going to capture her exactly as she was on that day. What a great story to go with this great painting. * Note - There is a very small puncture on the sleeve of the figure and the support and medium are stable and in good condition. Call Carol Cruickshanks at Rago Auction for a condition report or questions 609 397- 9374 ext. 121 or email carolc@ragoarts.com Rago Arts | 333 Main St. Lambertville, NJ |
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Greetings!
Happy Holidays!
We made it to Georgia by car from Cape Cod to pick up some artwork and we are headed to Louisiana to find our new place to live and pick up Shirley Marvin for our out WESTERN Rockmore Adventure. We will drive to Albuquerque this weekend to see the Finley's Rockmores, they are longtime collectors with Rockmores that have not been seen in 35 years. We will also see and interview Andrea Lannin (Rockmore's girlfriend 75-78) an artist in Alburquerque. Then it is on to Tucson to interview F. Peter Rose (Rockmore friend & housemate 67-77). Finally to the Huntington Museum Library in Los Angeles on Friday December 14th to meet with the Head Curator & local collectors about a Potential Rockmore Show. That would really be HUGE in the biggest known Art Mecca that has approached us to date. We will then drive back to Louisiana drop off Shirley, visit our older kids and head back to Cape Cod in time to see our younger kids on winter break. We will move to New Orleans on January 15th to start the Golden Era of the French Quarter Foundation and help with the Louisiana Arts & Science Rockmore Exhibition which will be coming up next summer 2013! Total excitement and nervous anticipation about everything, change is GOOD!
These three works below will be coming up for Auction at Crescent City Auction this Saturday December 8th from the Shirley Marvin Collection. Call Adam Lambert at 504-529-6057 to make a bid soon.
 | | Lot 450A- Sister Gertrude Morgan by Sister Gertrude (friend of Rockmore) "Let Him Come In," 20th c., oil on board, titled on top, 6x4. - Estimate $1000-2000 |
 | | Lot 743 "Preservation Hall," 1970, Watercolor, signed, dated and titled l.r, framed, 11x14, Estimated: 500-800 |
 | | Lot 744"Reverend Ott & His Family in the Gospel Tent at 1st Jazz Fest," in Sister Gertrude style, 70, watercolor, signed framed, 11x14, Est. 500-800 . |
These two works below will be coming up for Auction at Crescent City Auction this Saturday December 8th from Private Collectors.
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Lot 352 Gladys Rockmore Davis sketches Noel as infant - c. 1929, graphite, pencil signed l.r. margin "G. R. D.," found in his sketchbook, framed, 7 x5
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Lot #353 1965 Sketchbook - 30 sketches - A rare sketch book with 30 original pen and ink drawings, titled and signed between 1964-1966, including rare images of his mother (Gladys Rockmore Davis), Larry Borenstein, Coney Island, nudes and figure drawings.H.- 11 1/4 in., W.- 8 1/2 in
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 | | Lot #353 1965 -1 Example The sketches are complemented with hand-written notes, annotations and treatises on art and the making of art, plus a list of titles of art works in progress. Hardcover bound with brown cloth boards, |
Happy Holdays everyone and we will keep you posted on this amazing adventure!
Rich & Tee & Shirley Marvin
The Noel Rockmore Project Team
www.Rockmore.org
PS. The Rockmore eBay auctions will be ending for awhile, we did not want to leave anyone high and dry without a Rockmore to give for the Holidays. These Rockmore works are available now so let us know asap if you are interested and we will get them to you before the Holidays!
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Major works from the Shirley Marvin Collection
available through this Newsletter only!
The RULES
1) First person to commit to BUYING (not seeing) the work gets it no matter what!
2) Buyer pays shipping and insurance from or The Marvin's are happy to deliver to most locations as their schedule permits.
3) $500 Discounts available - on purchases Totaling $3000 or more.
Call Rich's Cell 508-577-7059 or email Rightwaywrongway.com with questions or commitments.
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 | | $5000 - 1964 Tall ship with rigging - 40x24 Oil
This is part of the New Orleans shipyard series and the frame and matte are in mint condition. |
 | | $3500 1990 Egyptian Man - 40x40 Acrylic & Burlap - NOT FRAMED - Part of the Egyptian series, Rockmore felt he could travel in time to capture people of the day as a master artist would. The burlap canvas makes it feel like a real Egyptian work. |
 | | $5000 1992 Orphan Annie with Immigrants - 36 x 24 Mixed Media
Rockmore called this scary German children story character Orphan Annie and includes his Immigrant series on a black canvas with fluorescent poster paint. A black light special! |
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$3000 1986 Little Orphan Annie & George Washington - 22x18 Oil The German Story book character appears at a time when Rockmore was mixing Fantasy with Immigrants and Patriotism! |
 | | $4000 1969 Hippie Couple 24x18 Oil on Canvas Board set at front of 3 inch deep frame. This work is a CLASSIC of the Hippie Culture from 1969 in New Orleans. It almost looks like an American Gothic of the Hippie culture from the Master Artist who documented that time. |
 | | $3500 1989 Alpine John with Nude 30x40 Oil & Acrylic - NOT FRAMED -This is one of Rockmore's favorite characters Alpine John, the Bus Boy at his NOLA hangout, posing with an unknown Nude model. The most striking thing is the detail on Alpine John's face. |
 | | $3000 1987 Tour de France 24 x30 Pastel This was at the time when the Tour de France was gaining popularity before Lance Armstrong. Rockmore was experimenting with an immigrant series where the people had blank word boxes, throw in some Rockmore characters, a bust background and voila! |
 | | $3000 1985 Captains in Front of the Boat 26x20 Mixed Media - An interesting Ship scene and upon closer inspection Rockmore uses a shower head to make the patterns in the background. |
 | | $3000 1990 Mardi Gras Memory 28x20x5 inches Mixed Media in Shadow Box A "Found Object" work. Rockmore is one of the few master artist who creates art with found objects after having success in other mediums. This is actually a Mardi Gras mask found on the street and adhered and painted into a 5 inch deep shadow box. |
 | | $2500 1990 Egyptian in Scaffolding 17x17 Mixed Media Rockmore combines two of his favorite series into one work, The Backstage Mardi Gras and The Egyptian series. The King Tut exhibition was all the rage in NOLA and Rockmore jumped right in and then uses a dazzling spray-paint technique to create an amazing work. |
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$2000 1970 Bill Russell buries Pretty Baby Oil Study - 11x14 - NOT FRAMED - This is a mixed media with acrylic on cardboard that is as detailed as any of Rockmores finest oils. It depicts the burial of his beloved bird with his daughter in the background. |
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$2000 1964 Mexican Women 20x12 Oil on Board This work is the result of one of Rockmore's trips to Mexico with Larry Borenstein. At the time he was experimenting with the "Feeple look" that he would incorporate into his Nocturnal Banquet series works. The original matte is in poor condition. |
 | | $2000 1963 Boy & Child 14x11 - Oil - This work is the result of one of Rockmore's trips to Mexico with Larry Borenstein. At the time he was experimenting with the psychedelic swirls that he would incorporate into his jazz series works. The original matte is in poor condition. |
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