Description: DERK SMIT ( 1989-1985) Oil On Board Painting Landscape Mill WaterfrontPainting very good condition no chips no cracksPainting is oil on board size is 20" x 16"Painting has frame old original frame size is 26.5" x 22.5" bio Derk Smit Born: 1889 - Netherlands Died: 1985 - Santa Barbara, California Known for: Landscape, decorator Name variants: Dirk Smit, Derk SmithA painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of Chicago.---------------------------------------------------------------------Note from a representative of Unusual Find Co.Derk Smit died in 1985 at the age of 96. Derk Smit was a member of the Hoosier Salon and won 6 awards between 1953 and 1968 at the Hoosier Salon. He was best known as a landscape painter from what I have seen. His most desirable paintings are those of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana, and of California where he experimented with Plein-Aire landscapes with bold colors. He moved to California around 1953, but made trips back to Illinois and Indiana to paint. Born in the Netherlands on Jan. 29, 1889. Smit came to the U.S. in 1914. After serving in the Navy during WW1, he settled in Chicago, studied at the AIC, and worked as an interior decorator. While based there, he made painting trips to southern California. He died in Santa Barbara, CA on July 17, 1984. An Impressionist, his work was influenced by Dutch and Flemish masters. Member: Chicago AA; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Illinois Society of FA (Chicago), 1937; Ridge AA (Chicago), 1940.Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"Who's Who in American Art 1940; Death record.Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
Price: 2150 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, California
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Derk Smit
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Derk Smit
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Cardboard
Item Length: 16 in
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Region of Origin: California, USA
Subject: Landscape
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1970
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20 in
Theme: Art
Style: Impressionism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: one
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979