Early 1900s Arthur Reginald Smith Framed Watercolor: Sea Mists, Isle of Man

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A beautifully ethereal and abstract signed watercolour from the British artist, Arthur Reginald Smith with an ornate gilt frame.

Sea … Read more A beautifully ethereal and abstract signed watercolour from the British artist, Arthur Reginald Smith with an ornate gilt frame.

Sea Mists, Isle of Man by British artist Arthur Reginald Smith Watercolour circa 1900
Ornate gilt frame with glass
Condition: Good
Overall Dimensions: 17x13

Arthur Reginald Smith (1871-1934) landscape painter, was born in Skipton (England), the son of a chemist, but studied art at evening classes at Keighley School of Art, and later worked there as a tutor. In 1901 he became a student at the Royal College of Art (RCA), in London, and in 1904 was awarded the full diploma from the painting school.

He showed work at the Royal Academy, Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (RSW). He exhibited over 400 works at the Fine Arts Society, and had a solo show at the Society in 1914. He was elected a full member of the RWS in 1925 and RSW in 1926.

Commissions included work for private apartments at Marlborough House and at Buckingham Palace. He also painted a portrait of Lord Lawrence, Viceroy of India. Examples of his work are in the Government Art Collection and 70 of his works were sold at Bonhams in Leeds in 2003, the proceeds going to Giggleswick School. Bradford Museums and Galleries and the Craven Museum at Skipton hold examples of his work. See less