Norman Rockwell Nude Painting

American artist Norman Rockwell was definitely not known for producing erotic artwork.  In fact only one nude painting is known to have been painted by the famed painter.  The painting is a nude study of an African American woman entitled “The Manapessa” and has also been called “Portrait of Miss Jackie Wells.”  The painting has was created while Norman  Rockwell was a student at Wayne State in 1958.  Miss wells was gifted the painting after its completion.

In 1990 Jackie Wells now a sixty one year old secretary in Detroit sold the painting at auction.  The piece sold for $50,000 to Mr. Tom Sullivan.  The comparatively low price for a Norman Rockwell painting was attributed to the fact it featured a nude subject and was smaller than a lot of his work.

I have been unable to find a photo of “The Manapessa” however I did find this small sketch of nude can-can dancers.

Norman Rockwell nude drawing

Tags: drawing, Norman Rockwell, nude, painting, Portrait of Miss Jackie Well, The Manapessa

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