Skip to main content

Lillian Jackson Heath Art

American, 1864-1961
Lillian Heath was one of the Jolly Daubers at the turn of the 19th-century and as a young student, married the senior artist and instructor, Frank Heath in Santa Cruz, California. Artists Frank and Lillian [Heath] by Margaret Koch [transcribed from Santa Cruz Public Library website]….Frank L. Heath courted Lillian Dake Storey during painting trips around Santa Cruz County back in the 1890s. Those were the years when Lillian was riding a saddle horse daily from Santa Cruz to the Powdermill where she taught school. Today [1974] the Powdermill is Paradise Park. Frank's actual proposal of marriage was delivered at Rocky Falls, a beautiful scenic place on Carbonero Creek. There he had constructed a painting platform with a perfect view of the rushing waters, and it was there that he asked Lillian in that formal day and age, to be his bride. Frank was nearly 40 years old at the time, and Lillian was about 32. She had always been interested in art and had talent to a large degree. She took a year's leave of absence from teaching school to travel alone to New York where she visited relatives and stayed to study china painting and the painting of miniatures which is an art in itself. ‘When I returned from New York I enrolled in the art classes of a Santa Cruz artist who was making a name for himself,’ she once said with a smile. The artist was Frank L. Heath, and that was the start of their romance. At the Heath home on Third Street, Beach Hill, Frank added a wing with a large studio workroom downstairs and several bedrooms upstairs. That was his wedding gift to his bride. ‘The Studio’ had a fireplace and big bay windows that looked out over the town of Santa Cruz and back to the mountains they both loved and painted many times. Lillian painted a set of tiles for the fireplace; they showed darting swallows in the clouds above a stream where song birds perched on tulles and water lilies floated. In 1897 Lillian and Frank were married in the First Methodist Church and they moved into the home on Beach Hill, a house she continued to live in for 64 years. Frank founded the Jolly Daubers, a local group he instructed and led on many an excursion around the county. ‘He would rent a horse and carryall,’ Lillian reminisced in recent years. ‘The livery stable would send it around early in the morning to pick up each member of the art class. Then we'd go to Felton or Scotts Valley or up the coast to spend a day painting.’ Would-be artists scrambled aboard the horse-drawn bus with lunches and painting equipment. The ladies wore large sunhats to protect their fragile complexions. They also carried parasols and small folding canvas seats. Wood seats in the ‘bus’ ran the full length of both sides.
to
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10,186
2,809
2,503
1,398
1
1
Artist: Lillian Jackson Heath
Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed
Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed

Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Lillian Jackson Heath

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape Sweeping mid-century landscape of a lake and snow-capped mountains by Lillian Josephine Heath (American, 1864-1961). A gigantic, snow-cove...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Related Items
Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”
Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”

Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”

By Emile Albert Gruppe

Located in Dallas, TX

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) "Winter - Gloucester, Mass" Oil on canvas Signed "Emile A. Gruppe" (lower right) Canvas: 20 x 24 Inchesinches Framed: 27 x 31 inches Prove...

Category

1950s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harborfront, American Impressionist, 20th Century, Wooden Sailing Ships at Dock
Harborfront, American Impressionist, 20th Century, Wooden Sailing Ships at Dock

Harborfront, American Impressionist, 20th Century, Wooden Sailing Ships at Dock

Located in Wiscasset, ME

In "Harborfront" the artist uses colorful, impressionist brushstrokes to bring a working waterfront to life.

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sunny Day in the Park
Sunny Day in the Park

Sunny Day in the Park, 1900

$3,975

H 29 in W 31 in D 2 in

Sunny Day in the Park

Located in Buffalo, NY

19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood...

Category

1890s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mother and Child on the Beach" - 20th Century Colorful American Impressionist
"Mother and Child on the Beach" - 20th Century Colorful American Impressionist

"Mother and Child on the Beach" - 20th Century Colorful American Impressionist

By Don Hatfield

Located in Carmel, CA

Don Hatfield (American, born 1947) "Mother and Child on the Beach" Unknown Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars Signed on the bottom right of the painting. Don Hatfield’s 'Mother and C...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Eleven, Painting 2024

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Eleven, Painting 2024

By Dmitri Wright

Located in Stamford, CT

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

South of France, Landscape, Cottage, Impressionist
South of France, Landscape, Cottage, Impressionist

South of France, Landscape, Cottage, Impressionist

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Marion Eldredge was born in Brooklyn in 1903. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Costume Illustration from Columbia University Teacher’s College in 1924 then worked as a fashi...

Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Peaceful Country Lane
A Peaceful Country Lane

A Peaceful Country Lane

$1,650

H 32 in W 44 in D 2 in

A Peaceful Country Lane

Located in San Francisco, CA

There’s a gentle hand in Emanuel Matthews’ landscapes, exhibiting here and in other pieces a fondness for a more bucolic, genteel and barely industrialized America. Although painted ...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Ten, Painting 2024

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Ten, Painting 2024

By Dmitri Wright

Located in Stamford, CT

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Six, Painting 2024

Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Six, Painting 2024

By Dmitri Wright

Located in Stamford, CT

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting "California Highlands" Los Angeles
American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting "California Highlands" Los Angeles

American Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting "California Highlands" Los Angeles

By Charles Smith

Located in Portland, OR

A very attractive California Impressionist oil on canvas painting by Charles L. A. Smith, "California Highlands", dated 1930. This very attractive large painting by one of the foremo...

Category

1930s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board
"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board

"Washington Square Park" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas on Board

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in New York, NY

A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Washington Square Park in the snow. An iconic scene that so many have come to love and...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Oil River and Mountain Landscape
Oil River and Mountain Landscape

Oil River and Mountain Landscape

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This oil on canvas landscape painting depicts a grassy river scene with mountains in the distance. The brushstrokes are very representative of the impressionist movement, but the col...

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items
Old Davenport Whaling Village - 1930's Landscape
Old Davenport Whaling Village - 1930's Landscape

Old Davenport Whaling Village - 1930's Landscape

By Lillian Jackson Heath

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful vintage 1930's watercolor of Davenport, California Whaler's Cottage by Lillian Josephine Heath, (American, 1864 - 1961), c. 1930. Signed lower right corner. Image size: 9.50"H x 13"W. Presented in new mat. Born in Milwaukee, WI on Aug. 2, 1864. Lillian Dake moved to Santa Cruz, CA in 1877 with her widowed mother who later married Judge W. D. Storey of that city. Lillian became a teacher in the county schools at Powder Mill Flat, riding to school daily on horseback. During 1889 she briefly stopped teaching to study art in New York. Returning to Santa Cruz, she studied with local artists L. P. Latimer, Sydney Yard, and Frank Heath...

Category

1930s American Impressionist Lillian Jackson Heath Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lillian Jackson Heath art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Lillian Jackson Heath art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Lillian Jackson Heath in paint, canvas, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Lillian Jackson Heath art, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Hallowell, Greta Allen, and James March Phillips. Lillian Jackson Heath art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $920 and tops out at $2,000, while the average work can sell for $1,460.

Artists Similar to Lillian Jackson Heath