A Fine Painting of an Old Homestead by Henry Pember Smith
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A Fine Painting of an Old Homestead,
by Henry Pember Smith signed lower right. The scene depicts an old homestead, in Waterford CT. A wonderfully detailed work, by this well known artist from Waterford, CT. Measures: 27 1/2" by 19 1/2" sight, 34" by 26" overall. Excellent condition a nice bright painting. |
Henry Pember Smith (February 20, 1854 – October 16, 1907) was born in Waterford, CT. He is best known for his depictions of country cottages and river scenes around Lyme and East Lyme, Connecticut, and paintings of the sea and shore in New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Cape Ann to Maine. During the 1880s, he traveled extensively to study the Old Masters in Paris, Brittany, Normandy, Venice and along the English Cornish coast. He did paint some panoramic landscapes, particularly of the Connecticut River Valley, and sometimes dramatic marine works, but his favorite subjects were the canals of Venice and his "homestead," featuring cottage, trees and a duck-pond. He was a member of the Artists' Fund Society and the American Water Color Society, and exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1877-1896, 1899, 1901, 1906; the Brooklyn Art Club (1878-1885, 1892); Boston Art Club (1880-1890); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (1881, 1888); and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Catalog References Christies New York, 3/13/1996 lot 40.
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$8500.00
Stock #: 4220
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