Smith, Jessie Willcox
How Doth the Little Busy Bee
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel, Lot 38
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2011
Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel, Lot 38
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Smith, Jessie Willcox.
"How Doth the Little Busy Bee"
21 1/4 by 14 3/4 in., fine charcoal, watercolor and oil drawing, signed "Jessie Willcox Smith" lower left, matted, glazed and framed (32 by 25 3/8 in.)
Exhibited: The Society of Illustrators, "The Red Rose Girls", July - August 2001; Norman Rockwell Museum, "The Red Rose Girls", November 2003 - May 2004; Brandywine River Museum, "Flights into Fantasy", September - November 2007; Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, "Flights into Fantasy", July - October 2008
"How Doth the Little Busy Bee"
21 1/4 by 14 3/4 in., fine charcoal, watercolor and oil drawing, signed "Jessie Willcox Smith" lower left, matted, glazed and framed (32 by 25 3/8 in.)
Exhibited: The Society of Illustrators, "The Red Rose Girls", July - August 2001; Norman Rockwell Museum, "The Red Rose Girls", November 2003 - May 2004; Brandywine River Museum, "Flights into Fantasy", September - November 2007; Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, "Flights into Fantasy", July - October 2008
A top price for Jessie Willcox Smith
In April 2011 Sothebys in New York held the auction Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel, which included the work How Doth the Little Busy Bee by Jessie Willcox Smith. The »bidding war« ended at USD 386,500.00 (€ 260,778.62), 29% above the upper estimate. With this result, How Doth the Little Busy Bee is even the most expensive work of art by Jessie Willcox Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jessie Willcox Smith
Im April 2011 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Original Illustration Art from the Collections of Kendra and Allan Daniel durch, in der auch die Arbeit How Doth the Little Busy Bee von Jessie Willcox Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 386.500,00 (€ 260.778,62) und damit 29% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist How Doth the Little Busy Bee sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jessie Willcox Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jessie Willcox Smith - Auction history
