Derk Smit

male 1889-1985
Life city:
Chicago, IL
Work city:
Nashville, IN
Styles:
Figures
Flowers
Landscapes
Paintings
Rivers
Still Lifes
Watercolors
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Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands in 1889. He emigrated to the United States in 1914 and settled in Chicago. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Chicago Art Institute before joining the U.S. military during World War 1. He returned to Chicago after the war where he opened an interior decorating company, in addition to continuing to pursue his painting. He was an active member of the Chicago Painters and Sculptors Association. Smit made frequent trips to Indiana and, in particular, to Brown County. He was a member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, the Indiana Artists Club, and regularly displayed his work at the Hoosier Salon. Smit moved to southern California in the mid-1950s, settling in Laguna Beach. He continued to paint professionally and was a founding member of the Laguna Hills Art Association. He died in Santa Barbara on July 17, 1985. We're very interested in purchasing pieces by Derk Smit. If you have paintings you are considering selling, please contact us.

California Landscape Pacific Seascape California Landscape California Landscape Landscape Still Life, Irises and Peonies Floral Still Life California Landscape California Landscape California Landscape Indiana Landscape Indiana Landscape Ranunculus California Seascape Floral Still Life Peonies Still Life with Fruit and Stoneware Floral Still Life Singel Canal, Amsterdam California Seascape California Desert California Landscape California Seascape California Desert California Desert California Landscape The Red House (Nashville) First Snow Southern California Landscape Boats at Dock Chickens in the Yard Brown County Summer Homestead Brown County Summer Landscape Summer Stream Gloucester Harbor Brown County Stream Dahlias Peonies Peonies California Abstract Landscape Old Red Barn Brown County Homestead Brown County Barn with Figures

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