Florence Bartley Smithburn Watercolor Painting on Paper of Figural Landscape

Item Details

A watercolor painting on paper of a figural landscape by well-listed American artist Florence Bartley Smithburn (Indiana, 1904 –1989). The painting depicts a woman working in a field, surrounded by trees and tall grass. It is marked to the lower right with the Smithburn Estate stamp. 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.

Condition

- damage and wear to top right corner of mat.

Dimensions

- measured mat; visible image measures 9.0" W. × 13.0″ H.

Item #

16CIN997-298-4518