James Calvert Smith Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Calvert Smith Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 20, 2025
JAMES CALVERT SMITH (1878-1962) ILLUSTRATION O/C
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on canvas illustration. New York tavern interior in colonial times. Signed lower left, dated 31. Dimensions: (Frame) H 36" x W 30" (Canvas) H 29" x W 23" Condition: One scratch to upper right corner that does not penetrate canvas. Few scuffs to frame.
Westport Auction
Jan. 23, 2025
JAMES CALVERT SMITH (New York/Florida, 1878-1962), "A Patch of Purple Asters"., Oil on board, 8" x 11". Framed 10.75" x 13.75".
Est: $250 - $350
JAMES CALVERT SMITH New York/Florida, 1878-1962 "A Patch of Purple Asters". Signed lower left "James Calvert Smith". Titled on Salmagundi Club label verso.
Eldred's
Jul. 25, 2024
Smith (James Calvert, 1878-1962). Rowing across the Harbour, oil on canvas
Est: £300 - £500
Smith (James Calvert, 1878-1962). Rowing across the Harbour, oil on canvas * Smith (James Calvert, 1878-1962). Rowing across the Harbour, oil on canvas, depicting two woman rowing a young boy and man in a wooden rowing boat towards the harbour, signed lower left, 46 x 58 cm (18 x 22 7/8 ins), in near contemporary gilt gesso frame (65 x 76.5 cm), number and letters stamped into verso of frame QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Apr. 13, 2024
James Calvert Smith 30x20 'Empire State Building' 1931
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) - New York/Connecticut/Florida, Illustrator for Harpers, Life, Post, similar style to Norman Rockwell. Oil painting 'Empire State Building' on canvas., dated 1931, which is the year the building opened to the public. 30x20 (32 x 22 inch with frame). Overall very good condition
Florida Art Auction
Feb. 16, 2022
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962)
Est: $300 - $500
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962), "Autumn Landscape in Connecticut", oil on canvas board, signed lower left, 15 in. x 19 3/4 in., framed Condition: Overall fair condition. Ext. Frame: 18 1/2 in. x 23 1/4 in. x 1 1/4 in
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 11, 2020
James Calvert Smith Illustration Painting, Pumpkin
Est: $800 - $1,200
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) illustration art painting depicting a young woman in Pilgrim style dress sitting on a hearth bench and cutting up slices of pumpkin. The rest of the pumpkin, and baskets of corn and cranberries, sit beside and beneath her. Signed lower right. Later molded and gilt frame. Sight - 24" H x 18" W. Framed - 29" H x 23" W. Biography: Micanopy, Florida-born James Calvert Smith was born into a family of pioneering citrus growers. He moved to New York as a young man to begin what would be a long career in illustration art. He created covers for the Saturday Evening Post and many illustrations for Life and Harpers. His unpublished memoir, "Micanopy," is housed at the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the University of Florida. Provenance: the estate of Victor T. Patterson, Franklin, TN. Note: born in Georgia and educated at the Parsons School of Design, Victor Patterson served as a cultural representative to Russia with Dwight D. Eisenhower's "People to People" program (prior to its privatization) before moving to the Nashville, Tennessee area to pursue a career in interior design. He was associated with Bradford's for many years before starting his own business. He decorated the Tennessee Governor's Mansion and the home of several country music stars in the 1970s, and filled his home on Franklin's historic Fourth Avenue with art and antiques from his frequent travels.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 05, 2020
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962)
Est: $800 - $1,200
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962) Illustration of a chicken crossing the road in front of a girl riding a bicycle with a barking dog in the basket of the bicycle. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. After formal art training, Smith began to sell his illustrations to popular New York magazines including Life, Harpers, and Post. In 1905 Smith was offered an illustrator's position with the Jacksonville Time Union where he perfected a sketchy style similar to the early work of Norman Rockwell. Smith's commissions began in New York with murals in the New York Museum of Natural History and the Ford Foundation. He also completed commissions for the Ford Museum at Willow Run, the Library of Congress, and Coca Cola's New York Headquarters. Sight Size: 23 x 17 in. Overall Size: 26 x 20 in.
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 05, 2020
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962) Illustration of a chicken crossing the road in front of a girl riding a bicycle with a barking dog in the basket of the bicycle. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. After formal art training, Smith began to sell his illustrations to popular New York magazines including Life, Harpers, and Post. In 1905 Smith was offered an illustrator's position with the Jacksonville Time Union where he perfected a sketchy style similar to the early work of Norman Rockwell. Smith's commissions began in New York with murals in the New York Museum of Natural History and the Ford Foundation. He also completed commissions for the Ford Museum at Willow Run, the Library of Congress, and Coca Cola's New York Headquarters. Sight Size: 23 x 17 in. Overall Size: 26 x 20 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jan. 26, 2020
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962)
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
James Calvert Smith (New York, Florida, 1878-1962) Illustration of a chicken crossing the road in front of a girl riding a bicycle with a barking dog in the basket of the bicycle. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. After formal art training, Smith began to sell his illustrations to popular New York magazines including Life, Harpers, and Post. In 1905 Smith was offered an illustrator's position with the Jacksonville Time Union where he perfected a sketchy style similar to the early work of Norman Rockwell. Smith's commissions began in New York with murals in the New York Museum of Natural History and the Ford Foundation. He also completed commissions for the Ford Museum at Willow Run, the Library of Congress, and Coca Cola's New York Headquarters. Sight size: 23 x 17 in. Overall size: 26 x 20 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jan. 25, 2020
James Calvert Smith Illustration Painting, Pumpkin Carving
Est: $1,600 - $1,800
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) illustration art painting depicting a young woman in Pilgrim style dress sitting on a hearth bench and cutting up slices of pumpkin. The rest of the pumpkin, and baskets of corn and cranberries, sit beside and beneath her. Signed lower right. Later molded and gilt frame. 24" H x 18" W sight, 29" H x 23" W framed. Biography: Micanopy, Florida-born James Calvert Smith was born into a family of pioneering citrus growers. He moved to New York as a young man to begin what would be a long career in illustration art. He created covers for the Saturday Evening Post and many illustrations for Life and Harpers. His unpublished memoir, "Micanopy," is housed at the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History at the University of Florida. Provenance: the estate of Victor T. Patterson, Franklin, TN. Note: born in Georgia and educated at the Parsons School of Design, Victor Patterson served as a cultural representative to Russia with Dwight D. Eisenhower's "People to People" program (prior to its privatization) before moving to the Nashville, Tennessee area to pursue a career in interior design. He was associated with Bradford's for many years before starting his own business. He decorated the Tennessee Governor's Mansion and the home of several country music stars in the 1970s, and filled his home on Franklin's historic Fourth Avenue with art and antiques from his frequent travels.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Feb. 24, 2019
James C. Smith "Green Meadows" Oil on Board
Est: $200 - $400
James Calvart Smith (American, 1878-1962) "Green Meadows" oil on board. Depicting an autumnal scene with mountains in the distance, signed to the lower right, in a pine frame. Approx.22.25" x 18.25" (framed), board 16" x 12".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Aug. 03, 2018
JAMES CALVERT SMITH, New York/Florida, 1878-1962, New York City scene with the Empire State Building., Oil on canvas, 30" x 20". Fra...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JAMES CALVERT SMITH New York/Florida, 1878-1962 New York City scene with the Empire State Building. Signed and dated lower left "James Calvert Smith 1931". Oil on canvas, 30" x 20". Framed 32" x 22".
Eldred's
Apr. 11, 2018
James Calvert Smith Portrait of A Lady, 1922 O/C
Est: $300 - $400
(American, 1878-1962), seated half length portrait of a lady at ease, signed lower right and dated 1922. Small loss upper center background. 29 1/2" high, 23 1/4" wide. Provenance: Estate of Vincent and Brita Wacker/Estate of Eloise Hackworth, Buffalo, NY.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Jul. 14, 2016
JAMES CALVERT SMITH, New York/Florida, 1878-1962, "The Litchfield Hills"., Oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Framed 21" x 25".
Est: $300 - $500
JAMES CALVERT SMITH New York/Florida, 1878-1962 "The Litchfield Hills". Signed lower left "James Calvert Smith". Titled on upper stretcher bar. Oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Framed 21" x 25".
Eldred's
Oct. 10, 2015
JAMES CALVERT SMITH (AMERICAN, 1878 - 1962) ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION
Est: $500 - $800
JAMES CALVERT SMITH (AMERICAN, 1878 - 1962) ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION, watercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper, a comical genre scene set on a beach pier (likely in Florida) involving a young man fishing and a lady's skirt accidentally hooked. Inscribed verso "He couldn't have done it if he tried!" and "Calvert Smith / 121/ 15th St. / Holly Hill". Signed lower right. Matted under glass in a modern black-painted frame.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Feb. 24, 2013
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962)
Est: $700 - $1,000
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) "Housatonic Valley, Salisbury", oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on reverse of frame, 25" x 38-3/4". Presented in a giltwood frame.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
May. 20, 2012
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962)
Est: $800 - $1,200
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) "Housatonic Valley, Salisbury", oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on reverse of frame, 25" x 38-3/4". Presented in a giltwood frame.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 31, 2011
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
James Calvert Smith (American, 1878-1962) "Housatonic Valley, Salisbury", oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on reverse of frame, 25" x 38-3/4". Presented in a giltwood frame.
New Orleans Auction Galleries