"Young Girl and Frog, Post Cover" Lot no. 4868
By Sarah S. Stilwell Weber 1878-1939
1915
25” x 19”, Framed 32" x 26"
Oil on Canvas
Initialed Lower Right
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Original cover of The Saturday Evening Post, published May 15, 1915.
The artwork captures the quiet wonder of a young girl kneeling among ferns at the edge of a small pond, gazing at a frog resting on a lily pad. This is a classic example of Stilwell Weber's signature depictions of children at play. Her technical skill is on full display here, perfectly capturing the shadows of the greenery on the rocks and the crisp reflections in the calm waters of the lily pond.
Magazine attached to backside
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sarah S. Stiwell Weber was fortunate as a student to attend the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia at the time Howard Pyle conducted his illustration class there (1894-1900). She also attended his summer classes at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
Although Pyle’s influence is clearly evident in her work, her point of view was often highly imaginative and exotic; she did fairy tales about or for children particularly well. Her pictures were well adapted to books, and in addition to such magazines as Harper’s, Bazar, Collier’s, St. Nicholas and The Saturday Evening Post, she illustrated a number of children’s books. She also wrote and illustrated a song book, The Musical Tree.
Stilwell also worked in collaboration with Howard Pyle in illustrating his The Angel and The Child in sensitive pen-and-ink drawings, as well as with Katherine Pyle (Howard Pyle’s sister) illustrating her book Childhood and verse published in Harper’s Bazar. Among her many advertising clients were Wamsutta Mills, Kiddie-Kar, Fleishman’s Yeast, H-O Oats, Scranton Lace Company, Rit Dyes, and Williams’ Talc Powder.