![Norman Rockwell - Walking to Church [1953] by Gandalf's Gallery](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3455/13028882643_0b6101bd23.jpg)
Walking to Church originally appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on April 4, 1953, and presents a young family engaged in what is seemingly a weekly ritual. However in typical Rockwellian fashion, the artist elevates the picture far beyond a simple genre scene, creating a compelling and convincing image of small town America. Employing Johannes Vermeer’s iconic painting View of Houses in Delft as a compositional inspiration, Walking to Church demonstrates Rockwell's ability to imbue a scene with the particulars of a complex narrative, transforming a single static image into a dynamic ongoing story.
[Sold for $3,245,000 at Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 48.3 x 45.7 cm]