Florence Bartley Smithburn Watercolor Painting on Paper Still Life

Item Details

A watercolor painting on paper of a still life by well-listed American artist Florence Bartley Smithburn (Indiana, 1904 – 1989). This still life features scattered peaches, a sliced loaf of bread with a knife, and a glass of water, all set on a white and red cloth on a wood surface. The painting is signed in ink to the lower right. Presented in white matting and wrapped in acetate.

Smithburn studied art the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving to Uganda for ten years, recording the African tribal way of life with her artwork. Her experiences living in Africa and the United States ultimately shaped her artistic oeuvre, as her art continued to address socio-economic and political issues relevant to the times. Her work has been exhibited widely in Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Atlanta, New York and Indianapolis and has been included in the collections of the Georgia Museum of Art and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Dimensions

-measured mat; visible image measures 18.0" W. × 14.0″ H.

Item #

16CIN997-180