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.
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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.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions is accepting bids on the work starting Aug. 19.
Heritage recently sold another Rockwell study for about $1.3 million.
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