Henry Pember Smith was entirely self-taught as a painter. He traveled extensively and painted numerous landscapes of Normandy, England Brittany and particularly of Venice. Smith developed a reputation for his work as a landscape artist and became commercially successful in his lifetime. The body of his work focused on escapism, paintings that idealized tranquility and the essence of the quiet countryside, following in the trend of his contemporaries to present work that would appeal to an ever urbanizing audience. His work is noteworthy for its’ handling of light and watery reflections, these treated with intricate brushwork that just touched on impressionism, creating a dream-like effect that engendered nostalgia. Visions of homely cottages, farms by the water’s edge, Venetian buildings on canals and small village centers are all painted in his very distinct stylizing. Smith maintained studios in New York City and exhibited extensively at the Brooklyn Arts Association, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design; he was also a member of the American Watercolor Society. His works are held in museums and institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to list a few. Smith lived in the seaside town of Asbury Park, New Jersey until he died in 1907.
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Countryside Landscape by Henry Pember Smith
By Henry Pember Smith
Located in New York, NY
Henry Pember Smith (American, 1854-1907) Landscape c. Late 19th/Early 20th Century Oil on board 20 1/8 x 28 in. Framed: 30 1/8 x 38 in. BIOGRAPHY Born in Waterford, Connecticut, He...
Oil, Board
$1,950
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
By Henrietta Dunn Mears
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...
Oil, Board
$38,000
H 30 in W 34 in
"Ladies' Sketch Club" Pauline Palmer, Female American Impressionist Provincetown
By Pauline Palmer
Located in New York, NY
Pauline Palmer Ladies' Sketch Club Signed lower left Oil on board 20 x 24 inches Pauline Palmer (1867 - 1938) was one of Chicago's early twentieth-century portrait and landscape pa...
Oil, Board
$3,500
H 14 in W 16 in
"Race Point 2" Impressionistic Coastal Landscape Paintings of Rocks and Ocean
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Austin, TX
An impressionistic, antique landscape painting depicting the rugged coastal beauty of Race Point Beach, Massechusets. The rocky coastline and rushing waves are rendered in luminous ...
Oil, Board
$550
H 9 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
"Idaho Road" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Paper and Cradled Board
By Samantha Buller
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Samantha Buller currently lives in Sonoma County after painting and teaching in Kansas for the past two years. She received her BFA in Painting from the Academy of ...
Oil, Paper, Board
$6,500
H 22.25 in W 28.25 in D 2 in
“October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Birches and Huckleberry, October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941). A stunningly beautiful autumn view of Matunuck, Rhode ...
Oil, Board
$12,000
H 25.5 in W 19.25 in D 2 in
"Street in St. Augustine, Florida" 1923 by Arthur Vidal Diehl Impressionist Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: Painted in 1923, "Street in St. Augustine, Florida" is a vibrant example of Arthur Vidal Diehl’s impressionistic approach to landscape painting. This work captures t...
Oil, Board
$1,800
H 12 in W 14 in
Antique American 1910 Oil on board Painting Seashore Island Beach Women framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
This evocative oil painting by Richard Sigafoos presents a solitary coastal rock formation rising against a softly illuminated seascape. Rendered with confident, expressive brushwork...
Oil, Board
$8,000
H 16.625 in W 14.625 in
"Street in Menton" Harry Aiken Vincent, American Impressionist, Town, France
Located in New York, NY
Harry Aiken Vincent Street in Menton Signed lower left Oil on board 9 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches Harry Aiken Vincent was an American landscape and marine painter whose work is closely asso...
Oil, Board
$4,000
H 15 in W 17 in D 1 in
Autumn on Canal, American Impressionist Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed
By Albert Van Nesse Greene
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Autumn on Canal" is a Pennsylvania landscape by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene. The painting is a 8" x 10" oil on board, framed, and signed "A V Greene...
Oil, Board
$10,000
H 15 in W 18 in
"Locomotive Train in Snowstorm, " Guy Wiggins, American Impressionist, Winter
By Guy Wiggins
Located in New York, NY
Guy C. Wiggins (1883 - 1962) Locomotive Train in Snowstorm, 1957 Oil on paperboard 8 x 10 inches Signed lower left; signed and dated on the reverse Guy Carleton Wiggins is best known for his impressionistic snow scenes of New York in 1920's. Wiggins lived in Old Lyme and Essex where he operated an art school. The Connecticut country-side was conducive to his impressionist technique of plein-air painting and broken brushwork. Ironically, although his work includes many fine Connecticut landscapes, he is best remembered for some snow scenes of New York City. Like many other American Impressionists, Wiggins had one foot in the city and the other in the country (Vermont Hillside, South Londonderry). Wiggins was born in Brooklyn, New York, went to England with his family as a boy, received an English grammar school education, and traveled widely abroad. He was the son of a prominent artist, Carleton Wiggins, a painter in the Barbizon style who studied with George Inness and admired Anton Mauve and Dwight Tryon...
Oil, Cardboard
$3,500
H 14 in W 16 in
"Race Point 1" Impressionistic Coastal Landscape Paintings of Rocks and Ocean
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Austin, TX
An impressionistic, antique landscape painting depicting the rugged coastal beauty of Race Point Beach, Massechusets. The rocky coastline and rushing waves are rendered in luminous ...
Oil, Board
$12,500
H 24.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
"Clementine Hunter Cabin, Melrose Plantation, Louisiana” by Alberta Kinsey Oil
By Alberta Kinsey
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: An exceptional intersection of two Louisiana artists, this painting by Alberta Kinsey offers an intimate glimpse into the world of one ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$3,500
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
"Winter Stream" Oil Painting on Board, American Impressionist, Framed
By Walter Emerson Baum
Located in Doylestown, PA
This early 19 Century charm of a painting is one of a series of intimate miniature oil paintings, painted on board, by Walter Emerson Baum. Baum's works are among the most sought-aft...
Oil, Board
$2,500
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in
"Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey" William Quinlan, American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
William Quinlan Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey, 1939 Signed and dated lower right; titled on reverse Oil on artist board 10 x 8 inches Private collection, New York c. 1955 Esta...
Oil, Board
$1,195
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Southern Swamp Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American oil painting. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20 inches overall and 12 by 16 inches image alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Board
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H 20 in W 30 in D 2 in
19th Century American Tonalist landscape by noted artist Henry Pember Smith
By Henry Pember Smith
Located in New York, NY
Henry Pember Smith (American, 1854-1907) Untitled, c. Late 1800s-Early 1900s Oil on canvas Framed: 20 x 30 x 2 in. Born in Waterford, Connecticut, Henry...
Canvas, Oil
“Near Kennebunkport”
By Henry Pember Smith
Located in Southampton, NY
Very original oil on canvas marine painting by the well known American artist, Henry Pember Smith. Signed lower right. Ke...
Canvas, Oil
Venice
By Henry Pember Smith
Located in Plano, TX
A Venetian depiction of Italian architecture, gondolas, bridge and distant campanile, with an emphasis on light and water, Oil on canvas measures 15 3/8 x 18 3/8, housed in elegant f...
Oil