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JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935). Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Swift's Premium Soap Products calendar illustr...

2012 October 13-14 Illustration Art Signature Auction - New York #5111

 
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Auction Ended On: Oct 13, 2012
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Location: Ukrainian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion
2 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075

Description:
JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Swift's Premium Soap Products calendar illustration, 1916
Conte crayon and watercolor on board
25.25 x 16.25 in.
Signed lower left

This breathtaking painting is perhaps the finest example of Jessie Willcox Smith's art we have ever offered. It has been off the market and residing in the same family collection since at least 1941. The painting was reproduced as color plate 78 in Jessie Willcox Smith: American Illustrator by Edward D. Nudelman. Estimate: .

Smith, Jessie Willcox:Smith is known mostly for her whimsical illustrations of children. She illustrated "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson and numerous magazine covers.. American painter and illustrator, 1863-1935

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Board has an overall size of 28.25 x 20 inches. Image is in very good condition.

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