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Rockwell Santa Painting Sells for $2.17M

Prices for magazine cover originals may be heading north

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 2:02 PM CST

(Newser) – Straddling the line between art, illustration, and extravagant Christmas gift, Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" raked in $2.17 million at a Christie's auction this week. The painting, originally a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover, didn't hit the $2.5 million to... Read full story »

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