Lot 413: Henry Sumner Watson (American, 1868-1933) Jimpson, Sighting a Clear Space Sped Through, c. 1898 Signed "HY·S·WATSON" l.r., identifie...

Henry Sumner Watson (American, 1868-1933)

Jimpson, Sighting a Clear Space Sped Through, c. 1898
Signed "HY·S·WATSON" l.r., identified on a label from The Century Co. affixed to the
reverse.
Oil on illustration board, 17 3/4 x 12 in. (45.1 x 30.5 cm), framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Literature: Richard Stillman Powell, Mary Mapes Dodge, ed., "The Arrival of Jimpson," in St. Nicholas-An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks, Volume XXVI, Part I, November 1898 to April 1899, p. 2 (illus.), 10.

N.B. The present work illustrates a fictional Harvard-Yale game, where Jimpson, a sub-in for an injured Harvard halfback, barrels through on a play for a touchdown, securing Harvard's win. A copy of the story accompanies the lot.