Matthew Smith (1879-1959) Britain, France
Lot 17
Old Houses AIX Provence
c1930
Oil on board
34 x 29cm (board) 45 x 40cm (fr)
Condition Some areas of paint showing cracking
Signed lower right
Provenance Grandfather based England, father immigrated to Australia 1948, works inherited 1963, by descent
Inscribed verso 'PRES-AIX' in red verso; artist, title, date inscribed verso in pencil; Fauves Impressionist on frame
SOLD
Matthew Smith
Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (22 October 1879 – 29 September 1959) was a British painter of
nudes, still-life and landscape. He studied Manchester School of Art and Slade School of Art.
Smith studied under Henri Matisse in Paris and acquired an interest in Fauvism. During
World War I, he was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1949, Smith was appointed
a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was knighted in 1954. Smith
lived, worked, and exhibited in England and France.
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