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Illustrator, Painter, b. 1863 - d. 1935

(b Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1863; d Philadelphia 1935) American illustrator. Jessie Willcox Smith is known for her iconic children's book illustrations. She also illustrated commercially for companies such as Kodak Film. Willcox graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1888 after studying drawing. She then went on to attend the Howard Pyle School of Illustration at the Howard Institute. She illustrated hundreds of magazine covers for Good Housekeeping. Smith went on to illustrate for many other major publications including Harper’s Bazaar and McClure’s magazines. Her most well-known book illustrations include Little Women and Water Babies. Children and childhood were her most common subjects, and she became known for her portraits of children as well.

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      • CHILD PORTRAIT PAINTING BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH
        Mar. 16, 2024

        CHILD PORTRAIT PAINTING BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH

        Est: $100 - $150

        Oil on canvas painting by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1863 to 1935, a prominent American illustrator known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers and children s story illustrations. The artwork depicts a portrait of a small girl. Signed by the artist in the lower right. Wooden frame. Collectible American Fine Art, Portraiture, Women Artists.

        Antique Arena Inc
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) Period Lithograph "Smelling: The Five Senses" 1911
        Dec. 09, 2023

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) Period Lithograph "Smelling: The Five Senses" 1911

        Est: $300 - $500

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) Period Lithograph "Smelling: The Five Senses" 1911. Unsigned. Excellent condition. 16.5"h x 12"w. Oak frame 21.5"h x 17"w. Spend $7500 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

        California Historical Design, Inc
      • JESSIE WILCOX SMITH, American 1863-1935, Madonna and Child, pastel and oil on board, 19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (48.9 x 34.9 cm.) (sight), Frame: 23 1/4 x 2 x 17 3/4 in. (59.1 x 5.1 x 45.1 cm.)
        Oct. 26, 2023

        JESSIE WILCOX SMITH, American 1863-1935, Madonna and Child, pastel and oil on board, 19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (48.9 x 34.9 cm.) (sight), Frame: 23 1/4 x 2 x 17 3/4 in. (59.1 x 5.1 x 45.1 cm.)

        Est: $20,000 - $30,000

        JESSIE WILCOX SMITH American, 1863-1935 Madonna and Child pastel and oil on board signed lower right "Jessie Wilcox Smith"

        Shannon's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (PA, 1863-1965)
        Aug. 27, 2023

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (PA, 1863-1965)

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        Twin Sisters Singing in Easter Finery, watercolor on paper, initialed lower right, in white frame, french-ruled mat, under glass, OS: 14 3/4" x 10 3/4", SS: 3 3/4" x 4 1/4".

        Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
      • Two WWI Posters
        Mar. 23, 2023

        Two WWI Posters

        Est: $200 - $300

        Haskell Coffin (1877-1941), Help Us Help Our Boys, 28 x 21 in.; Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), Have You a Red Cross Service Flag?, 27-7/8 x 21 in.; unframed Provenance: Private Collection

        Brunk Auctions
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)
        Jan. 01, 2023

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

        Est: $8,000 - $12,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), original illustration "I KNOW THAT MAN". Illustration for Cream of Wheat Ad. Ex: Kraft Food Collection. Sight 12" x 11", overall 20" x 19".

        Copake Auction Inc.
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (1863-1935) "Tasting."
        Jun. 09, 2022

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (1863-1935) "Tasting."

        Est: $12,000 - $18,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (1863-1935) "Tasting." Study for the story in McClure's magazine, 1907 and as the frontispiece in "The Five Senses" by Angela M. Keyes (New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1911). Watercolor on paper mounted to board. 191x110 mm; 7 1/2x4 1/4 on 9x6 3/4-inch sheet. Not signed, but with ownership name of Miss Bessie Cleveland on verso. Provenance: Private collection, Maine; current owner. A sweet and detailed watercolor in the style and execution of Smith's other studies. The preparatory drawing of "Touching" from this same series was sold by Swann Galleries in 2018.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) May I Have the Pleasure, Good Houseke
        May. 10, 2022

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) May I Have the Pleasure, Good Houseke

        Est: $40,000 - $60,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) May I Have the Pleasure, Good Housekeeping cover, November 1926 Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper laid on board 22 x 15-3/8 inches (55.9 x 39.1 cm) (sheet) Signed lower right: Jessie Willcox Smith Titled on the reverse: May I Have the Pleasure PROVENANCE: Kendra Krienke, New York; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above, 2002; By descent to the present owner. As Jessie Willcox Smith biographer S. Michael Schnessel has aptly observed, "Jessie Willcox Smith was the creator of the ideal child. She pictured a child that was without equal in reality--innocent, unblemished, never naughty, always perfect. Smith's touching, sensitive portraits of children at play won her the hearts of millions of Americans." Smith was the predominant cover artist for Good Housekeeping during the magazine's golden period. Her charming covers were a major factor in the magazine's astounding success. Sales exceeded one million copies in the mid-1920s, and Good Housekeeping became the most profitable magazine in the Hearst Corporation's empire. The magazine was three-times more profitable than Hearst's other eight magazines combined in this era. HID01801242017

        Heritage Auctions
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) THE LITTLE GARDENER (PORTRAIT OF EDWARD MORRIS DAVIS III)
        Dec. 05, 2021

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) THE LITTLE GARDENER (PORTRAIT OF EDWARD MORRIS DAVIS III)

        Est: $20,000 - $30,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) The Little Gardener (Portrait of Edward Morris Davis III) Signed 'JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH.' bottom left, oil on illustration board 25 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. (64.1 x 44cm) Provenance The Artist. Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Roberts Davis, Spring House, Pennsylvania. Edward Morris Davis III, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By descent in the family. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Condition report: Frame: 32 1/2 x 24 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. To request a condition report, please email Raphaël Chatroux at [email protected]

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith
        Jun. 08, 2020

        lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith

        Est: $100 - $125

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 – 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". She was a contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a cute framed vintage color litho depicting two little girls knitting together on chairs with a ball of yarn or wool

        Yardley Antiques
      • vintage color lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith
        Apr. 06, 2020

        vintage color lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith

        Est: $100 - $125

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 – 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". She was a contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a cute framed litho depicting two little girls knitting together on chairs with a ball of yarn or wool

        Yardley Antiques
      • vintage color lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith
        Oct. 21, 2019

        vintage color lithograph by Jessie Willcox Smith

        Est: $100 - $125

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 – 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". She was a contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a cute framed litho depicting two little girls knitting together on chairs with a ball of yarn or wool

        Yardley Antiques
      • SMITH, JESSE WILCOX. 1863-1935. 2 titles: 1. MACDONALD, GEORGE. 1824-1905. At the Back of the North Wind. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Color title page illustration and 8 color plates by Smith. Publisher's grey cloth with illustration by Smith
        Jun. 13, 2019

        SMITH, JESSE WILCOX. 1863-1935. 2 titles: 1. MACDONALD, GEORGE. 1824-1905. At the Back of the North Wind. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Color title page illustration and 8 color plates by Smith. Publisher's grey cloth with illustration by Smith

        Est: $500 - $700

        SMITH, JESSE WILCOX. 1863-1935. 2 titles: 1. MACDONALD, GEORGE. 1824-1905. At the Back of the North Wind. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Color title page illustration and 8 color plates by Smith. Publisher's grey cloth with illustration by Smith applied, custom quarter morocco clamshell box. Rubbed, some soiling, slightly loose.2. SMITH, NORA ARCHIBALD. 1859-1934. Boys and Girls of Bookland. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Company, 1923. 4to. 11 color plates by Jesse Wilcox Smith. Publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt, pictorial dust jacket, custom quarter morocco clamshell case. Jacket soiled, chipped at lower front corner, with a few tears, corners rubbed, pages slightly browned.Jesse Wilcox Smith was among the preeminent women in book illustration during the golden age. She provided artwork for an extensive list of children's books, as well as periodicals such as Harper's Bazaar. She shared a studio with Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley and Henrietta Cozens — collectively known as the "Red Rose Girls." Smith, Green and Oakley were later inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.

        Bonhams
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Bob, King of the Fortunate Isle
        Mar. 06, 2019

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Bob, King of the Fortunate Isle

        Est: $30,000 - $50,000

        mixed media on board

        Sotheby's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | The Water-Babies (A Group of Five Works)
        Mar. 06, 2019

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | The Water-Babies (A Group of Five Works)

        Est: $7,000 - $10,000

        each: ink and watercolor on paper

        Sotheby's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Shh…Baby Sleeping
        Mar. 06, 2019

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Shh…Baby Sleeping

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        mixed media on board

        Sotheby's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) FIVE O'CLOCK TEA, THE CHILD IN A GARD
        Nov. 08, 2018

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) FIVE O'CLOCK TEA, THE CHILD IN A GARD

        Est: $60,000 - $80,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine interior illustration, December 1903 Watercolor, oil, and charcoal on board 24 x 16 inches (61.0 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower right: Jessie Willcox Smith PROVENANCE: Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. HID04901242017

        Heritage Auctions
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) AMONG THE POPPIES, THE CHILD IN A GAR
        Nov. 08, 2018

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (AMERICAN, 1863-1935) AMONG THE POPPIES, THE CHILD IN A GAR

        Est: $60,000 - $80,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) Among the Poppies, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine interior illustration, December 1903 Watercolor, oil, and charcoal on board 24 x 16 inches (61.0 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower left: Jessie Willcox Smith PROVENANCE: Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. HID04901242017

        Heritage Auctions
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | The Little Land
        Mar. 28, 2018

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | The Little Land

        Est: $25,000 - $35,000

        gouache and mixed media on board

        Sotheby's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Exhibition Announcement
        Mar. 28, 2018

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Exhibition Announcement

        Est: $5,000 - $7,000

        ink and gouache on paperboard

        Sotheby's
      • Watercolor, Attributed to Jessie Willcox Smith
        May. 21, 2017

        Watercolor, Attributed to Jessie Willcox Smith

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        Attributed to Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935), "I Had a Secret Laughter...by Walter de la Mare," watercolor illustration, unsigned, sight: 13"h x 10.75"w, overall (with frame): 16"h x 13.75"w

        Clars Auctions
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN, 1863-1935), "EASTER MORNING"
        Dec. 04, 2016

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN, 1863-1935), "EASTER MORNING"

        Est: $15,000 - $25,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (american, 1863-1935) "EASTER MORNING" Signed ''Jessie Willcox Smith" bottom right; also inscribed with title verso, mixed media on board 22 x 15 3/8 in. (55.9 x 39.1cm) provenance: Property from the Estate of Barbara Crawford, Berwyn, Pennsylvania. note: The present work was featured on the cover of Good Housekeeping magazine in April, 1927.

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), SEATED YOUNG GIRL READING A BOOK
        Dec. 04, 2016

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), SEATED YOUNG GIRL READING A BOOK

        Est: $25,000 - $40,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (american 1863-1935) SEATED YOUNG GIRL READING A BOOK Signed ''Jessie Willcox Smith'' lower right, mixed media on board 22 3/4 x 15 7/16 in. (57.8 x 39.2cm) provenance: Property from the Estate of Barbara Crawford, Berwyn, Pennsylvania. note: Willcox Smith was one of the most celebrated and highly paid illustrators of her time. She exclusively designed every cover of Good Housekeeping magazine from December 1917 until April 1933, becoming the artist with the longest run of illustrated magazine covers to her name. Her gift as an illustrator and sensitivity in depicting her main subject matter - children - meant she was never without commissions for prominent magazines, books, advertisements as well as children''s portraits. The commercial success of her images highly influenced the culture of nurseries, family rooms and playgrounds in America, and still appeal to millions today. A Philadelphia native, Willcox Smith attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied under renowned American artist Thomas Eakins, as well as Drexel University''s inaugural illustration class under celebrated American illustrator Edward Pyle. It was at the latter (now the Moore College of Art & Design), where she met two fellow artists with whom she would become lifelong friends and close collaborators: Violet Oakley and Elizabeth Shippen Green. Together the three became known as "The Red Rose Girls," spending fifteen years living and working together at the Red Rose Inn in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), "THE GOBLINS FELL BACK A LITTLE WHEN HE BEGAN, AND MADE HORRIBLE GRIMACES ALL THROUGH TH...
        Dec. 04, 2016

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), "THE GOBLINS FELL BACK A LITTLE WHEN HE BEGAN, AND MADE HORRIBLE GRIMACES ALL THROUGH TH...

        Est: $30,000 - $50,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (american 1863-1935) "THE GOBLINS FELL BACK A LITTLE WHEN HE BEGAN, AND MADE HORRIBLE GRIMACES ALL THROUGH THE RHYME" Signed ''Jessie Willcox Smith'' bottom right, mixed media on board 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6cm) provenance: The Collection of Margaret and Florence Hoopes. Acquired from the above. From the collection of the late Katherine M. Welding. note: The current lot is an original work that was used as an illustration in George MacDonald''s famous children''s book The Princess and the Goblin. The fairy tale was first published in 1872 by Strahan and Co. In 1920, another version was published in Philadelphia by David McKay Company, with Willcox Smith''s illustrations engraved and printed by the Beck Engraving Company. In the story, eight-year-old Princess Irene lives in a desolate kingdom alongside a vengeful race of goblins who inhabit nearby caves. The princess befriends a young miner named Curdie, and together they have adventures involving the goblins and other characters in the kingdom. The present illustration depicts Curdie in a cave with the goblins, intimidating them with his knowledge of their anatomical weakness: soft, vulnerable feet.

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • WWI Era Red Cross Poster, "Have YOU a Red Cross Service Flag"
        Jun. 20, 2016

        WWI Era Red Cross Poster, "Have YOU a Red Cross Service Flag"

        Est: $150 - $250

        With artwork by Jesse Wilcox Smith, dated for 1918, depicting a child placing a Red Cross flag on a window.

        Locati LLC
      • * Jessie Willcox Smith, (American, 1863-1935), I Love Little Pussy
        May. 25, 2016

        * Jessie Willcox Smith, (American, 1863-1935), I Love Little Pussy

        Est: $25,000 - $35,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) I Love Little Pussy charcoal, gouache, watercolor and oil on board signed Jessie Willcox Smith (lower left); titled (verso) 23 1/4 x 17 inches.

        Hindman
      • Smith, 1918 Red Cross Poster
        Feb. 21, 2016

        Smith, 1918 Red Cross Poster

        Est: $300 - $500

        Jesse Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935), "Have You Seen a Red Cross Service Flag / 1918" poster, framed; 26 3/4" h x 20 3/8" w (view), 36 3/4" h x 29" w (frame). Provenance: From a Massachusetts estate.

        Kaminski Auctions
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH 1863 - 1935 | Rhymes of Real Children
        Nov. 18, 2015

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH 1863 - 1935 | Rhymes of Real Children

        Est: $100,000 - $150,000

        mixed media on board

        Sotheby's
      • The Children of Dickens by Samuel McChord Crothers
        Nov. 07, 2015

        The Children of Dickens by Samuel McChord Crothers

        Est: $10 - $1,000

        Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. New York Charles Scribner's Sons. MCMXXXV. Inscription: Christmas 1936. To Joe from Autn Zelma. 9.5" x 7.25". As found. Location: 91 - case 51 second shelf

        Berner's Auction Gallery
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935). THE PINK BONNET, signed lower right. Mixed media on board.
        Sep. 20, 2015

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935). THE PINK BONNET, signed lower right. Mixed media on board.

        Est: $15,000 - $25,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935). THE PINK BONNET, signed lower right. Mixed media on board - Framed, 18 1/4 in. x 15 1/4 in.

        Sloans & Kenyon
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)
        Sep. 03, 2015

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)

        Est: $40,000 - $60,000

        13-1/2" x 15-1/4"board "A Girl with a Cat" ("Learning"). Charcoal, watercolor/gouache and oil on illustration board, ca. 1932, signed along the lower right, framed under glass in a gold leaf carved wood frame overall 17-1/8" x 18-3/4". Provenance: collection of the artist, by descent in the family to Catharine Willcox Augustine, to the current owner. Accompanied by a photocopy of a loan agreement for exhibition "The Studios at Cogslea", February 20-March 28, 1976, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington. Reproduced as the cover from "Good Housekeeping", September 1932. Online Bidding and additional information at AspireAuctions.com

        Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)
        May. 28, 2015

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)

        Est: $40,000 - $60,000

        board 19-5/8" x 14-1/4""Mother's Own". Charcoal, watercolor/gouache and oil on illustration board, ca. 1920, signed along the lower left, framed under glass in a wood frame painted with bronze tone paint overall 20-5/8" x 15-3/8". Prov: artist's collection, by descent in the family to Catharine Willcox Augustine, to the current owner. Accompanied by a photocopy of a loan agreement for exhibition "The Studios at Cogslea", February 20-March 28, 1976, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington. Included original photo of an artist from family archive. Online Bidding and additional information at AspireAuctions.com

        Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH 1863 - 1935 | The Newborn (Realization; Beginning "Problems of Youth")
        May. 20, 2015

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH 1863 - 1935 | The Newborn (Realization; Beginning "Problems of Youth")

        Est: $50,000 - $70,000

        mixed media on board

        Sotheby's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) The Dark Mix
        May. 02, 2015

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) The Dark Mix

        Est: $20,000 - $30,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) The Dark Mixed media on board 24 x 15 inches (61.0 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower left: Jessie Willcox Smith EXHIBITED: American Pavilion, International Exhibition of Art, Rome, Italy, 1911; The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and The Philadelphia Water Color Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Eleventh Annual Exhibition," 1913. LITERATURE: "A Child's World: A Series of Pictures by Jessie Willcox Smith (A Series of Six Drawings in Color)," McClures' Magazine, December 1909, illustrated, n.p.; H. Morris, "America at Rome," Art and Progress, Vol. 2, No. 12, October 1911, p. 367. 1911 marked a highpoint in Jessie Willcox Smith's career as America's beloved illustrator of children's books: she won the prestigious Beck Prize from the Philadelphia Water Color Club for A Child's Grace, and she exhibited three watercolors at the International Art Exposition in Rome, The Fairy Pool, Sweet and Low, and the present lot, The Dark. The Dowager Queen of Italy singled out The Dark as one of her favorites, impressed not only by Smith's watercolor technique, but by her winsome subject, a wide-eyed, rosy-cheeked lad reluctant to ascend a dark staircase: "And so it was with the Queen Mother, Margharita. She came alone with a small suite and spent the afternoon rambling through our [American] galleries. When she had examined everything minutely and praised all, with the intelligence of a practiced artist -- for she paints skillfully in water-color -- she sighed for more -- there was not enough. She was attracted by our novelties of technique, our color, and our subjects, . . . and with 'Autumn Glory' by Will Robinson, and 'The Dark' by Jessie Willcox Smith, she expressed special delight" (H. Morris, "America at Rome," Art and Progress, Vol. 2, No. 12 (Oct. 1911) p. 367). The Dark originally appeared in "A Child's World: A Series of Six Drawings in Color" in the December 1909 edition of McClure's Magazine. For this project, Smith examined the psychological realms of the child, whether intellectual (two girls reading in Indoors), imaginative (a girl communing with fairies in The Fairy Pool), curious (a boy stalking a creature in The Mystic Wood), adventurous (a girl standing on top of a globe), peaceful (a girl holding a shell on a sun-drenched beach), or fearful (the boy climbing the stairs in The Dark). Among these, Smith was clearly taken with The Dark, which she also exhibited in 1913 with the Philadelphia Water Color Club. The painting's dramatic black background -- a novel effect for Smith -- both underscores the boy's state of mind and offsets his guarded figure, illuminated by slivers of moonlight streaming through the windowpanes.

        Heritage Auctions
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)
        Apr. 16, 2015

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)

        Est: $40,000 - $60,000

        "Dollie's Day" ("Laundry Day"). Charcoal, watercolor/gouache and oil on illustration board, ca. 1932, signed along the lower left, framed under glass in a gilt wood frame, overall 21-3/4" x 17-3/4". Provenance: artist's collection, by descent in the family to Catharine Willcox Augustine, to the current owner. Accompanied by a photocopy of a loan agreement for exhibition "The Studios at Cogslea", February 20-March 28, 1976, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington. Also an original cover from "Good Housekeeping", July 1932, for which this illustration was used. View on AspireAuctions.com

        Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) Print
        Feb. 05, 2015

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) Print

        Est: $100 - $300

        Jessie Wilcox Smith specialized in drawing and painting mothers, babies and children. Her training was acquired at the School of Design For women, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins and the Drexel Institute under famous illustrator Howard Pyle. The print of two children playing checkers has a sight size of 14" x 10 1/2". The print is under glass in a simple brown, wood frame with a tan matte (slight water damage to matte) with approximate dimensions of 21 1/4" x 17 x 3/4". The approximate weight is 9 lbs.

        J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
      • Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
        Nov. 20, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Est: $100,000 - $150,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Sotheby's
      • Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
        Nov. 20, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Est: $50,000 - $70,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Sotheby's
      • Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
        Nov. 20, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Sotheby's
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) The Lily Pool mixed media on paper laid do
        Nov. 19, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) The Lily Pool mixed media on paper laid do

        Est: $100,000 - $150,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) The Lily Pool mixed media on paper laid down on board 21 x 15 ¼ in. (53.3 x 38.7 cm.)

        Christie's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) Building a S
        Nov. 17, 2014

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) Building a S

        Est: $30,000 - $50,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935) Building a Sand Castle, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, July 4, 1924 Mixed media on board 18 x 15 inches (45.7 x 38.1 cm) Signed lower right: Jessie Willcox Smith

        Heritage Auctions
      • Pair of Vintage to Antique Engravings
        Oct. 29, 2014

        Pair of Vintage to Antique Engravings

        Est: $200 - $300

        Pair of vintage to antique engravings, a Jessie Wilcox-Smith plate and a "Sherwood Forest" engraving. Sherwood Forest engraving measures 10" H x 14" W under mat, very good condition.

        Greenwich Auction
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)
        Sep. 04, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)

        Est: $40,000 - $60,000

        View on AspireAuctions.com

        Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM L MCLEAN III
        Jun. 08, 2014

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM L MCLEAN III

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (american 1863-1935)/span PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM L MCLEAN III Signed 'Jessie Willcox Smith' bottom left, oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8cm) provenance: /spanPrivate Collection, Pennsylvania.

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)
        May. 22, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) >The Children's Hour <br>signed 'Jessie Willcox Smith' (lower right) >oil on canvas <br>23 x 31¼ in. (58.4 x 79.4 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
        May. 21, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        signed JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (lower right),mixed media on board,26 5/8 by 17 5/16 inches,(67.6 by 44 cm),Executed in 1916.

        Sotheby's
      • Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)
        Apr. 01, 2014

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

        Est: $10,000 - $15,000

        Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) >Ellanor Cecelia Roberts <br>signed 'Jessie Willcox Smith' (lower left) >oil on canvas <br>50 x 30 in. (127 x 76.2 cm)

        Christie's
      • JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), "THE TEA PARTY"
        Dec. 08, 2013

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, (AMERICAN 1863-1935), "THE TEA PARTY"

        Est: $70,000 - $100,000

        JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (american 1863-1935)/span "THE TEA PARTY" Signed 'Jessie Willcox Smith' bottom right; inscribed with artist's name, title and location 'Germantown' and 'study for portrait of the children of Mr. & Mrs. Howard Butcher of Philadelphia' verso, mixed media on board 24 x 39 1/4 in. (61 x 99.7cm) provenance: /spanHoward Butcher Jr., The Main Line, Pennsylvania. By descent in the family. Private Collection, The Main Line, Pennsylvania. By descent in the family. Private Collection, The Main Line, Pennsylvania. exhibited:/span Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (n.d.)

        Freeman's | Hindman
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