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Henry Pember Smith
American, 1854-1907
Villa Cara, Venice Italy
Oil on canvas
28 by 20 in.  W/frame 35 by 27 in.
Signed lower right

Provenance:

Private Collection, New York City
Le Trianon Fine Art & Antiques, Sheffield, MA.

Inventory Number: Art S65
1800-1899 American City Scene European Marine Period 1800-1899 19th Century Impressionist/Post Impressionist

See Artist Bio below.


Henry Pember Smith
American, 1854-1907

A specialist in marine and landscape views, Henry Pember Smith was born in Waterford, Connecticut in 1854. Little is known about his early training or his career before 1877, when he set up a studio in New York City. It is generally assumed that he was self- taught. From 1877 on, Smith exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, although he never became a member. Smith also exhibited at the American Watercolor Society and the Artists' Fund.

His landscapes are his best known works, particularly those of New England, Spain, Italy, England, New York State, and France. These also indicate his love of travel and some of his best known works are Venetian scenes. Working primarily in oils and watercolors, and using a tighter technique than the emerging impressionists of his time, Smith was a true realist. 

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