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Lot 87057 |
JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American 1863 - 1935). The Then Lover. Mixed-media on board. 21.5 x 15.5 in.. Signed lower right. ...
2009 March Signature Illustration Art Auction #7005
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| Sold for: |
$89,625.00
(includes BP  ) Bid Source: Mail/Fax |
| Auction Ended On: | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Item Activity: |
6 Internet/mail/phone bidders
7,804 page views |
Description:
JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American 1863 - 1935)The Then Lover
Mixed-media on board
21.5 x 15.5 in.
Signed lower right
One of the famed Red Rose Girls of the Brandywine School of American Painting, Jesse Willcox Smith may have come late to art -- she was already 20 by the time she first picked up a brush, but she more than made up for it once she found her voice. Illustration work was never in short supply for Smith, but it was after studying with Howard Pyle at Drexel University in the late 1800s that she became one of the foremost artists of the day, painting classic portraits for a variety of important magazines, most notably St. Nicholas, Scribner's, The Ladies' Home Journal, Collier's Weekly, Harper's and Century.
Her sensitive portraits of "perfect" children set the standard in commercial art. The Then Lover is a tour de force of Smiths mastery over style, substance, mood and color, as embodied by her favorite subject, a pristine young girl, as she shares a reflective moment with a doll. The image is classic Willcox Smith, and a testament to the enduring beauty of the halcyon images of Golden Age American innocence she is so famous for. This is great American art no matter how its classified - as Illustration Art, Fine Art or portraiture - and be fully at home in most any museum collection. Estimate: $60,000 - $70,000.
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
Condition Report*:
This piece has been framed to an overall size of 29 x 23 in. Unless otherwise noted, this lot is in good condition with only normal wear commensurate with age.*Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS".
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Previous Prices from Heritage Auctions for this artist
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