Issued as a color reproduction by The House of Art in 1924.

Ruth “Kitty” Owen, the granddaughter of Williams Jennings Bryan, also posed for Daybreak (1922, reclining figure), Morning (1922), and The Canyon (1924).

Issued as a color reproduction by House of Art in December 1926 or early 1927.

Jean also modeled for Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (1921), Jack and the Beanstalk (1923), Evening (1921 or 1944), Daybreak (1922, standing girl), Knave of Hearts (1922, Prince), Dreaming (1928), and Ecstasy (1929).

Two young women recline on a rocky hilltop. Behind them stands a grand old oak tree. Distant mountains adorn the background.

Issued in December 1926 or early 1927 as a color art reproduction by The House of Art.

Parrish finished the painting in March of 1928 calling it October. It was issued as a color reproduction in late fall by The House of Art. This was the last painting Maxfield Parrish did for The House of Art.

After the print was published, Parrish removed the person reclining on the rock along with a lot of the right side of the picture. He intended to add a second tree to “stengthen the composition.” The repainting was still unfinished when he died.

Commissioned for the 1930 General Electric Mazda Lamp Calendar, this painting depicts a young woman standing on the edge of a cliff, back arched, her hands lifting her hair, clearly enjoying the sun on her face and the wind whipping through her hair and clothing. Distant mountains and a “Parrish blue” sky with fluffy white clouds make up the background. A blue river winds below the cliff.

Parrish’s youngest child, Jean, born in 1911, posed for Ecstasy just before leaving for Smith College. Jean was the only child to follow her parents’ profession. She also posed for Parrish more often than her three older brothers, Dillwyn, Max Jr., and Stephen. Jean also modeled for Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (1921), Jack and the Beanstalk (1923), Evening (1921 or 1944), Daybreak (1922, standing girl), Knave of Hearts (1922, Prince), Stars (1926), and Dreaming (1928).

General Electric Mazda Lamp Calendar, 1931.

General Electric Mazda Lamp Calendar, 1932.

General Electric Mazda Lamp Calendar, 1933. The artist painted the figures out after General Electric’s use.

General Electric Mazda Lamp Calendar, 1934. Poor Kathleen: Parrish painted her out as early as February 1935. He was getting tired of painting “girls on rocks.”

This is just one of several pictures that Parrish revisited to remove the figures and turn into a landscape.

Parrish called this picture The Knave. It is also known as The Prince. Illustration for The Knave of Hearts published by Scribner’s Sons in 1925; color reproduction by The House of Art.