Lot 21 · American Art
"When Daddy Was a Little Boy"
Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. · mixed media on paperboard
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 19 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 18 ½ x 16 7/8 in. (47 x 42.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032407
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., "When Daddy Was a Little Boy". Christie's, 19 May 2016, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032407.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., "When Daddy Was a Little Boy". Christie's, 19 May 2016, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032407.
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| Ram | John B. Flannagan (1895-1942) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | shh…baby sleeping | $137,500 | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Morning | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Dream Blocks | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | A Child's Book of Old Verses book interior | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Andrew Wyeth | Corn Harvest | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | May I Have the Pleasure, Good Housekeeping cover, November | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Little Drops of Water | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Among the Poppies, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazin | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2018 |
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.