Arie Smit Balinese Landscape Chalk Pastel Drawing

Item Details

Arie Smit (Dutch/Indonesian, 1916–2016)
Balinese landscape
Chalk pastel drawing on laid paper
Signed to the lower right
Inscribed “Bali” to the lower right

Arie Smit was the third of eight children of a trader in cheese and confectionery. His family moved in 1924 from Zaandam to Rotterdam, where Smit eventually studied graphic design at the Academy of Arts. In his youth he was most inspired by the work of three artists named Paul (Signac, Gauguin and Cézanne).

Condition

- some minor toning to sheet; discolorations and minor edge wear.

Dimensions

- measures sheet.

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Item #

ITMGP37465