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Estimate: $ 12,000 - $ 18,000
JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (1863-1935) "Tasting."
Study for the story in McClure's magazine, 1907 and as the frontispiece in "The Five Senses" by Angela M. Keyes (New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1911). Watercolor on paper mounted to board. 191x110 mm; 7 1/2x4 1/4 on 9x6 3/4-inch sheet. Not signed, but with ownership name of Miss Bessie Cleveland on verso. Provenance: Private collection, Maine; current owner. A sweet and detailed watercolor in the style and execution of Smith's other studies. The preparatory drawing of "Touching" from this same series was sold by Swann Galleries in 2018.
