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JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH | Shh…Baby Sleeping
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Jessie Willcox Smith
- Shh…Baby Sleeping
- signed JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. (lower left)
- mixed media on board
- 15 1/2 by 16 inches
- (39.4 by 41 cm)
- Painted circa 1932.
Provenance
S. Hallock du Pont, Jr., Florida, 1975
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
Literature
Good Housekeeping, April 1932, cover illustration
S. Michael Schnessel, Jessie Willcox Smith, New York, 1977, fig. 6, illustrated p. 15 (incorrectly cited as published June 1925)
Edward D. Nudelman, Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography, Gretna, Louisiana, 1989, p. 150
S. Michael Schnessel, Jessie Willcox Smith, New York, 1977, fig. 6, illustrated p. 15 (incorrectly cited as published June 1925)
Edward D. Nudelman, Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography, Gretna, Louisiana, 1989, p. 150
Condition
There is frame abrasion at the extreme edges with a speck of associated loss along the center lower edge. There are minor creases visible in raking light. Under UV: the work retains an uneven varnish and there are a few scattered dots of inpainting throughout.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.