Comments on: The Unreal Rockwell http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/ Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:41:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason Waskey http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-379345 Jason Waskey Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:14:21 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-379345 Just... wow. Wow to all of it. The talent, the audacity,the story, the bio of Mr. Trachte... Just… wow.

Wow to all of it. The talent, the audacity,the story, the bio of Mr. Trachte…

]]> By: Keith http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-129761 Keith Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:34:30 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-129761 Thinking about it, my first reaction was how could you not tell the difference. Looking at them side by side, though, is the only way to be able to tell the difference. Other than a few minor differences in some shapes and colors, they are virtually identical. A master forgery, indeed! Thanks for the perspective, Keith Thinking about it, my first reaction was how could you not tell the difference. Looking at them side by side, though, is the only way to be able to tell the difference.

Other than a few minor differences in some shapes and colors, they are virtually identical. A master forgery, indeed!

Thanks for the perspective,
Keith

]]> By: mary pat barton http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-29126 mary pat barton Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:21:41 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-29126 I am interested in contacting the family of don trachte. I met their dad in 1970 - july ?? : He painted a picture with my brother as the class model while taking a art class in north truro, mass. He was a friend and classmate of my uncle,an artist also named Lee moffitt - that is how my 12 year old brother became the model. He was wearing a white and blue wide stripe shirt , jean shorts , cowboy hat and held a fishing pole. He had Wild long almost afro style RED hair, that wasn't very well contained under the hat. that was why all the artist wanted him to model,My brother said that mr. trachte's painting was really special- so detailed and alive. We even had dinner at my aunt and uncle's house after the modeling session with mr. trachte and some of the artists - He was a very kind and funny man /He gave my brother a henry cartoon of henry drawing my brother in his pose.with a Thank you note. So since I have so many wonderful memories but not even a photo of that time I was wondering if the painting still exsisted ?? and if it could be bought or even just get a copy of it for ourselfs. Thanks mpmcc44 "at" hotmail.com I am interested in contacting the family of don trachte. I met their dad in 1970 – july ?? : He painted a picture with my brother as the class model while taking a art class in north truro, mass.
He was a friend and classmate of my uncle,an artist also named Lee moffitt –
that is how my 12 year old brother became the model. He was wearing a white and blue wide stripe shirt , jean shorts , cowboy hat and held a fishing pole. He had Wild long almost afro style RED hair, that wasn’t very well contained under the hat. that was why all the artist wanted him to model,My brother said that mr. trachte’s painting was really special- so detailed and alive. We even had dinner at my aunt and uncle’s house after the modeling session with mr. trachte and some of the artists – He was a very kind and funny man /He gave my brother a henry cartoon of henry drawing my brother in his pose.with a Thank you note.
So since I have so many wonderful memories but not even a photo of that time I was wondering if the painting still exsisted ?? and if it could be bought or even just get a copy of it for ourselfs. Thanks mpmcc44 “at” hotmail.com

]]> By: Sergio http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-21276 Sergio Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:05:42 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-21276 amazing, a 1:1 copy, i dont know wath is the rockwell paint. amazing, a 1:1 copy, i dont know wath is the rockwell paint.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Charley Parker Sat, 06 May 2006 13:13:32 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-1144 Don, Thanks for your comments. I think it's amazing that your Dad could paint at that level without using that ability in more obvious commercial applications. Is there a selection of his work available online anywhere? We can see some of his delightful <em>Henry</em> Sundays by going to the King Features <em><a>Henry</a></em> page and choosing Sundays from the list, but I haven't found much about his illustration or other work. Don,

Thanks for your comments. I think it’s amazing that your Dad could paint at that level without using that ability in more obvious commercial applications. Is there a selection of his work available online anywhere?

We can see some of his delightful Henry Sundays by going to the King Features Henry page and choosing Sundays from the list, but I haven’t found much about his illustration or other work.

]]> By: Don Trachte http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Don Trachte Fri, 05 May 2006 01:46:56 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-948 I was just reading the comments above about the sophistication of the original versus the replica. I spent many nights with a magnifying glass looking at the tear sheet and pictures of the replica. Honestly, I counted every stone, every wisker every piece of wood and rust on the truck, and my Dad seemed to match each area. I feel that he deliberately changed the expression on the boys face so that the picture wouldn't be sold commercially. I also noticed the old mans clothing was a softer blue and not so washed out. The pant cuffs had a slight difference and the reflection of the lantern was off slightly. But all these things were still not enough to make me believe that my Dad had actually forged the painting until we found the original that afternoon. I was just reading the comments above about the sophistication of the original versus the replica. I spent many nights with a magnifying glass looking at the tear sheet and pictures of the replica. Honestly, I counted every stone, every wisker every piece of wood and rust on the truck, and my Dad seemed to match each area. I feel that he deliberately changed the expression on the boys face so that the picture wouldn’t be sold commercially. I also noticed the old mans clothing was a softer blue and not so washed out. The pant cuffs had a slight difference and the reflection of the lantern was off slightly. But all these things were still not enough to make me believe that my Dad had actually forged the painting until we found the original that afternoon.

]]> By: darlene blackman http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-835 darlene blackman Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:02:08 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-835 i found the original to be much more sophisticated in detail than the copy...the man's shirt, his hands .......the ground.. i guessed correctly, but wasn't sure that the "style of detail" was HIS style. i found the original to be much more sophisticated in detail than the copy…the man’s shirt, his hands
…….the ground..
i guessed correctly, but wasn’t sure that the “style of detail” was HIS style.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Charley Parker Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:31:43 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-707 There are some interesting additional notes on this story on the <em><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0414/p11s01-alar.html">Christian Science Monitor</a></em> site. There are some interesting additional notes on this story on the Christian Science Monitor site.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Charley Parker Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:04:18 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-675 Thanks. Thanks.

]]> By: smacleod http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/04/08/the-unreal-rockwell/comment-page-1/#comment-664 smacleod Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:47:19 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=217#comment-664 awesome post! Really found it interesting! I also am enjoying the bone posts! Thanks! awesome post! Really found it interesting! I also am enjoying the bone posts! Thanks!

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