Florence Bartley Smithburn Oil Painting on Board "African Overlook"

Item Details

An oil painting on board titled African Overlook by Indiana artist Florence Bartley Smithburn (American, 1904-1989). Pale, muted tones create a grisaille effect with boulders and trees scattered along the coast line of a choppy grey sea. Marked to the lower right with a stamped estate mark, ‘F.B. Smithburn Estate.’ Presented without glass, housed in a beveled wood frame with cock bead top moulding.

Smithburn studied art the the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving to Uganda for ten years where she portrayed 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

- some scratches to the frame throughout.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; board size 20" W x 16" H.

Item #

17DCC130-591