James David Smillie - Up the Hill

Up the Hill

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James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01.-		Detached Thoughts on Books by James David Smillie	Original Etching	1883 (Published, 1884)	Signed within the plate, "J. Smillie, June, 1883" to the upper right and bearing his number (24) to the lower left.	Sold
02.-		Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie	Original Etching	1881	Signed within the plate, "Smillie, N.Y., 1881" to the upper right and "F. A. Bridgman, 1880" to the lower right.
03.-		Old Cedars, Coast of Maine by James David Smillie	Original Etching	1880	Signed in the plate lower left corner by James David Smillie and titled by him to the lower right.	Sold
04.-		The Sun Dial by James David Smillie	Original Etching	1883 (Published, 1884)	Signed within the plate, "J. Smillie, 1883" to the lower left and bearing his number (22) to the lower right.	Sold
05.-		Up the Hill by James David Smillie	Original Etching	1879	Signed by James David Smillie with his characteristic signature in the lower left corner of the plate.	Sold

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"The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art" (Nov. 1879 to Oct. 1881)
#	Image	Title & Etcher	Artist Info	Medium	Date	-
01.-		A Village Street in France by Joseph Foxcroft Cole	Joseph Foxcroft Cole 'J. F. Cole' (Jay, Maine, 1837 - Winchester, Mass., 1892)	Original Etching	1879 (1st Ed: 1880)	Sold
02.-		A Young Republican by John Ames Mitchell	John Ames Mitchell 'John Mitchell' (New York, 1845 - Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1918)	Original Etching	1881	Sold
03.-		Coal Pockets at New Bedford, Massachusetts by Robert Swain Gifford	Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905)	Original Etching	1879	Sold
04.-		Devil's Way, Algiers by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris'	Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915)	Original Etching	1879
05.-		Divination in Tea Leaves by Alfred Laurens Brennan	Alfred Laurens Brennan 'Alfred Brennan' (Louisville, Kentucky, 1853 - Brooklyn, New York, 1921)	Original Etching	1879
06.-		Durham, England by Samuel Colman	Samuel Colman (Portland, Maine, 1832 - New York City, 1920)	Original Etching	1880
07.-		Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie after Frederick Arthur Bridgman	James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)	Original Etching	1881
08.-		Leukothea (Leucothea) Appears to Odysseus by Hans Meyer after Friedrich Johann Christian Ernst Preller	Hans Meyer (Berlin, 1846 - 1919)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1881
09.-		Mill Pond at Windsor Connecticutt by Albert Fitch Bellows	Albert Fitch Bellows 'Albert Bellows' (Milford, Massachusetts, 1829 - New York, 1883)	Original Etching	1879	Sold
10.-		Moonlight on the Androscoggin by John Henry Hill	John Henry Hill 'John Hill' (West Nyack, New York, 1839 - 1922)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1880	Sold
11.-		Mrs. Philip Nicklin by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Gilbert Stuart.	Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915)	Original Etching	1879
12.-		Near Mattakeesett by Edmund Henry Garrett	Edmund Henry Garrett 'Edmund Garrett' (Albany, New York, 1853 - Nedham, Massachusetts, 1929)	Original Etching	1881
13.-		Negro Huts at Wilmington, North Carolina by John Mackie Falconer	John Mackie Falconer 'John Falconer' (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1820 - Brooklyn, N.Y., 1903)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
14.-		November by Stephen Parrish	Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
15.-		Old Boat House, Gloucester, Massachusetts by Charles Adams Platt	Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933)	Original Etching	1881	Sold
16.-		Old Cedars, Coast of Maine by James David Smillie	James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
17.-		On New York Bay by Henry Farrer	Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903)	Original Etching	1879	Sold
18.-		On the Housatonic by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten	Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904)	Original Etching	1881	Sold
19.-		On the Shepang River, Connecticut by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten	Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
20.-		Passaic Meadows (In The Newark Meadows) by Thomas Moran	Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, Ca, 1926)	Original Etching	1880
21.-		Pond at Cernay-La-Ville by Eliza Pratt Greatorex	Eliza Pratt Greatorex 'Eliza Greatorex' (Manor Hamilton, Ireland, 1820 - Paris, 1897)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
22.-		Portrait of Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Daniel Huntington	Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915)	Original Etching	1881
23.-		Portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott by Anna Lea Merritt after George Richmond	Anna Lea Merritt (Philadelphia, 1844 - Hampshire, England, 1930)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1880
24.-		Schwabelweiss by Otto Henry Bacher	Otto Henry Bacher 'Otto Bacher' (Cleveland, 1856 - Bronxville, Ny., 1909)	Original Etching	1879	Sold
25.-		Summer by Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl	Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl 'Ignaz Gaugengigl' (Passau, Bavaria, 1855 - Boston, 1932)	Original Etching	1880
26.-		Sunset, Gowanus Bay by Henry Farrer	Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903)	Original Etching	1880	Sold
27.-		The Mermaid by Frederick Stuart Church	Frederick Stuart Church 'F. S. Church' (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1842 - New York, 1924)	Original Etching and Aquatint	1880	Sold
28.-		The Noonday Rest by Peter Moran	Peter Moran (Bolton, England, 1841 - Philadelphia, Pa, 1914)	Original Etching	1877 (1st Ed: 1880)
29.-		The Old Clothes Dealer, Cairo by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Jean-Leon Gerome	Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915)	Original Etching	1880
30.-		The Path by The Shore by Robert Swain Gifford	Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905)	Original Etching	1879	Sold
31.-		Up The Hill by James David Smillie	James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)	Original Etching	1879	Sold

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Title:	Up the Hill
Artist:	Smillie, James David 'James D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)
Date:	1879
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston
Source:	The American Art Review
Note:	James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie': An accomplished nineteenth century etcher and painter, James David Smillie studied from the age of nine under his father, James Smillie (1807-1885), a well known engraver. More than any American etcher of his time, James D. Smillie became an expert in etching and engraving techniques and his advice was sought after by many etchers and printers throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century. Many of the fine etchings commissioned by "The American Art Review", for example, were printed under James David Smillie's supervision. In the late 1880's, James David Smillie was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute to create drypoints, mezzotints, soft ground etchings and aquatints as examples for other artists to follow.
	The large majority of James D. Smillie's original etchings date from 1878 to 1900 and are striking examples of etching processes. In "Up the Hill", for instance, he spread thin layers of ink upon the plate to create areas of strong tonal values. Up the Hill was published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review", in Boston. In total, this publisher commissioned three Smillie etchings during its publishing history.
	James David Smillie was a founding member of the influential New York Etching Club and later became its president. He also served as president of the American Water Color Society from 1873 to 1879. He was made an Associate of the National Academy in 1865 and elected a full Academician in 1876.
	The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art: Inspired by the European etched art of James McNeill Whistler, Charles Meryon, Sir Francis Seymour Haden and others, a large number of American artists became seriously interested in the art of etching by 1875. A primary catalyst to the etching revival in America was the journal, "The American Art Review" (1879-1881). Founded and edited by Sylvester Rosa Koehler it commissioned American artists for original etchings. Contributing etchers included such famous artists as James David Smillie, Thomas Moran, Otto Bacher, Edmund Henry Garrett, Stephen Parrish, Henry Farrer, Eliza Greatorex, Charles Adams Platt and William Merritt Chase. Each etching published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review" was printed in a limited edition of 500 impressions on fine china paper which was then pressed onto a larger sheet of white wove paper.
	Due mostly to its lavish production costs the journal lasted only slightly over two years. The finely printed etchings it produced, however, served as a cornerstone for the many great American etchings of the early twentieth century.
Reference:	* Michael W. Schantz, "James D. Smillie: American Printmaker", Philadelphia, Woodmere Art Museum, 1991. (Quotation within the unpaginated introduction.)
Size:	8 1/4 X 5 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon fine, laid paper as published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review". Signed by the artist with his characteristic signature in the lower left corner of the plate. A deeply printed, tonal impression and in excellent condition throughout. "Up the Hill" represents a superb, original example of the nineteenth century American art of James David Smillie.
Subject:	James David Smillie, Up the Hill, original etching, American Art Review, New York Etching Club, Smithsonian Institute, American nineteenth century etchings.
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