Study for a Portrait
76.2 cms x 63.5 cms (30 ins x 25 ins)
Signed lower left. Signed on the frame. Signed and titled "The Green Gate" on a label on the reverse
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art" held on Wed, May 28, 2025.
Lot 48322
Lot 48322
Estimate: CAD $20,000 - $30,000
Realised: CAD $96,000
Realised: CAD $96,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Victoria, British Columbia
By descent to the present Private Collection
Literature:
'The Secret Was About Covers', "Good Housekeeping", November 1917, reproduced page 34 as "Study for a Portrait"
S. Michael Schnessel, "Jessie Willcox Smith", New York, 1977, pages 133, 204
Private Collection, Victoria, British Columbia
By descent to the present Private Collection
Literature:
'The Secret Was About Covers', "Good Housekeeping", November 1917, reproduced page 34 as "Study for a Portrait"
S. Michael Schnessel, "Jessie Willcox Smith", New York, 1977, pages 133, 204
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.