Lot 112 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
Little Drops of Water
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 28 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3711118
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., Little Drops of Water. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2007, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3711118.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., Little Drops of Water. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2007, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3711118.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Arroyo | Marsden, Hartley. 1877-1943. | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Peaches Point | Maurice Brazil Prendergast | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Strawberry Shortcake | Jamie Wyeth | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Cows in a Pasture | Arthur Dove | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The White Mountains | Thomas Moran | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Brook in the Forest | Milton Avery | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | A Child's Book of Old Verses book interior | $200,000 | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Christmas Morning | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | then the epicure (the third age) | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | A Child's Garden of Verses, book illustration | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2010 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | shh…baby sleeping | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Milton Avery | Soaring Gulls | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | "how doth the little busy bee"oil, watercolour and charcoal | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.