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H. Wilson SmithH. Wilson Smith Early California Abstract Painting. "Expansion-Contradiction"Circa 1940's - 1950's
Circa 1940's - 1950's
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H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist $3000
Oil on masonite in the original frame.
Painting measures 26 3/4"h x 20 1/2"w.
Frame: 27 3/8"h x 21 1/8"w.
Titled on the verso “Expansion-Contradiction”
Signed lower left “H. Wilson Smith”
In great condition. Created circa 1940's - 1950's.
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:Circa 1940's - 1950's
- Dimensions:Height: 27.38 in (69.55 cm)Width: 21.13 in (53.68 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2749215244142
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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