Lot 68306 · 2014 November 17 American Art Signature Auction - New York
Building a Sand Castle, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, July 4
Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. · Mixed media on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2014 November 17 American Art Signature Auction - New York · 17 November 2014
- Dimensions
- 18 x 15 inches (45.7 x 38.1 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13638071
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., Building a Sand Castle, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, July 4. Heritage Auctions, 17 Nov 2014, lot 68306. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13638071.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., Building a Sand Castle, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, July 4. Heritage Auctions, 17 Nov 2014, lot 68306. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13638071.
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From the same sale 2014 November 17 American Art Signature Auction - New York · Nov 2014
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
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| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | the newborn (realization; beginning "problems of youth") | $75,000 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | bob, king of the fortunate isle | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | The Sewing Lesson | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Morning | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Checkers, Scribner's magazine illustration, December | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2009 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | A Game of Checkers, Collier's magazine cover, January | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | A Rainy Day, Dream Blocks original illustration | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | The Bed-Time Book | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 |
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