Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) Saying Grace, Good Housekeeping cover, November 1920 Watercolor, oil, and charcoal on illustration board 17-1/4 x 16-3/8 inches (43.8 x 41.6 cm) (image) Signed lower right: Jessie Wilcox Smith PROVENANCE: Good Housekeeping, Hearst Corporation; Private collection, Los Angeles, California. Jesse Willcox Smith was the predominate cover artist for Good Housekeeping during the magazine's golden period. Her charming covers were a major factor in the magazine's astounding success. Sales exceeded one million copies in the mid-1920s, and Good Housekeeping became the most profitable magazine in the Hearst Corporation's empire. The magazine was three-times more profitable than Hearst's other eight magazines combined in this era. We would like to thank Edward D. Nudelman, author of Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography, for his gracious cataloguing assistance. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved See More