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Derk Smit
'Fall Landscape, Indiana', AIC, Laguna Beach, Chicago Art Association

circa 1950

$7,500
£5,702.07
€6,580.40
CA$10,497.99
A$11,754.94
CHF 6,133.14
MX$143,225.37
NOK 77,825.21
SEK 73,991.05
DKK 49,118.36
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Signed lower right, "Derk Smit" (American, 1889-1985) and painted circa 1950. An Impressionist oil landscape showing riverside, autumnal trees with scarlet, rust and ochre foliage and a view beyond to distant slate-blue hills beneath dove grey skies. Born in the Netherlands, Derk Smit emigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and settled in Chicago. He first studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts and, subsequently, at the Art Institute of Chicago. At heart an Impressionist, his work was also influenced by the sobriety and self-discipline of the Dutch and Flemish masters. Smit made frequent painting trips to Indiana and, in particular, to Brown County. where he was a member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, the Indiana Artists Club, and regularly displayed his work at the Hoosier Salon. He was also a long-time member of several other Art Associations including the Chicago Art Association, the Laguna Beach Art Association and the Illinois Society of Fine Artists. He exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. In the mid-1950's he moved to Southern California where he continued to paint and exhibit. We are pleased to offer this elegant and harmonious landscape by a notable American Impressionist.
  • Creator:
    Derk Smit (1889 - 1985, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor losses, minor restoration; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3441388583

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