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H. Wilson SmithH. Wilson Smith California Artist Geometric Abstract Painting, circa 1940s-1950s1940s-1950s
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H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist
Oil on board in the original frame.
Painting measures 24 x 20.
Frame: 25 x 21.
Titled on the verso “Nude - Automatic Elevator”
Signed lower right “H. Wilson Smith”
In great condition.
Smith was a very competent artist and had a great sense of design incorporating a nude within this Vasarely inspired painting. It has a clever
title. We can't find the elevator or the nude.
H. Wilson Smith was born in Nebraska in 1901. He lived in Richmond, CA in 1932 and Los Angeles 1937-1938. He died in San Diego in 1981. He was known to have exhibited at the Oakland Art Gallery in 1932.
- Creator:H. Wilson Smith (1901 - 1981, American)
- Creation Year:1940s-1950s
- Dimensions:Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2749214653932
H. Wilson Smith
H. Wilson Smith was born in Nebraska on May 7, 1901. He lived in Richmond, California, in 1932 and Los Angeles from 1937–38. He was known to have exhibited at the Oakland Art Gallery in 1932. Smith died in San Diego on July 8, 1981.
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