Lot 16 · Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
This Simple Faith Has Made America Great
Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. · oil on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 20 November 2002
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4580348
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., This Simple Faith Has Made America Great. Christie's, 20 Nov 2002, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4580348.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., This Simple Faith Has Made America Great. Christie's, 20 Nov 2002, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4580348.
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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. | Morning | $101,600 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | The Bed-Time Book | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | They All Drew to the Fire | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | the newborn (realization; beginning "problems of youth") | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Checkers, Scribner's magazine illustration, December | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2009 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | she knew she could eat one whenever she wanted to, so she wa | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Christmas Morning | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | The Little Em'ly | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 |
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.