THE LITTLE MODEL - 1919 Painted when Rockwell was just 25 years old, The Little Model is among the earliest images he painted on #commission for a prominent #americanpublication – it was the March 29, 1919, cover of Collier's magazine. Here Rockwell depicts a young girl imitating the #elegant pose of a #fashionmodel whose image she studied from a well-worn #poster that adorns the wall behind her.  Rendered primarily in a limited palette of black, white and red, The Little Model exemplifies Rockwell’s early #aesthetic and #technique , featuring the #vignette style format and more painterly manner of execution. Throughout his celebrated career Norman Rockwell was renowned for his unique ability to capture the spirit of daily #americanlife with wit and warmth. Among the hundreds of artworks he created as illustrations for famed publications including The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's, his images of children were particularly treasured. Replete with #imagination , #innocence , #...