Norman Rockwell "Inventor"

Found this painting. It's on canvas and I believe it's the original. Please need direction on where to go with this.

 

Contact the Norman Rockwell Museum.

 

It used to be in better condition?
https://www.varagesale.com/port-hur...the-inventor-and-the-judge-by-norman-rockwell

 

I responded in the other thread but will re-post here .....

There are prints on canvas. There are currently over 650 Norman Rockwell prints on canvas in ebay completed listings. I did not search to see if there was one like yours. If the original is in the Rockwell museum, yours has to be a print. It may have some age to it and, being on canvas, may make it more desirable than a modern print but the value is not going to be particularly high. Condition will also be an issue.

Since writing that, I have done a little more research. The generally accepted title for this is The boy who Put the World on Wheels. It seems that the original is at the Henry Ford Museum. It was commissioned by Ford and has remained in their possession continuously. The Rockwell museum has a study that was done in preparation for the painting. Either way, yours has to be a print. Here is the link to the original.

https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/120671

 

Here’s the website for the Rockwell museum:
https://www.nrm.org/

Unfortunately, the site says the museum does not authenticate:

NormanRockwellMuseum does not offer appraisals or authentications. Norman Rockwell is one of the most popular and licensed artists of the 20th century. His paintings have been reproduced in many different forms, including mass produced open editions, as well as limited edition prints personally signed and numbered. If you believe you have a signed Norman Rockwell, the only way to access an accurate value is to have the piece inspected by a licensed appraiser. In all cases, it is assumed these professionals will impose a service fee.

Here's one of their pages about this image:
http://collections.nrm.org/search.do?id=536042&db=object&page=1&view=detail

The image was used in a Ford Motor Co ad:
http://collections.nrm.org/search.do?id=554006&db=object&page=1&view=detail

As Brad has pointed out, the original is held by Ford.

 

Thanks for the info. I can see where it was pressed from underneath. So just curios is it worth anything.

 

at best..not much..