The Drought Has Broken
Type:Painting
Size:24.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
Original oil painting by Texas artist Carl J. Smith titled “The Drought Has Broken”. Now available!
Carl J Smith ART FOR SALE
Born 1928. Known for: Landscape, western genre painting.
The following is from Jack W Rogers:. When Carl J Smith was becoming known in the Texas Panhandle in the 1950s, I bought about eight of his paintings through an Amarillo promoter named John L... Read full biography
The following is from Jack W Rogers:. When Carl J Smith was becoming known in the Texas Panhandle in the 1950s, I bought about eight of his paintings through an Amarillo promoter named John L McCarty. McCarty claimed that Smith was so shy that he would not talk with anybody except McCarty, so I... Read full biography
The following is from Jack W Rogers:. When Carl J Smith was becoming known in the Texas Panhandle in the 1950s, I bought about eight of his paintings through an Amarillo promoter named John L McCarty. McCarty claimed that Smith was so shy that he would not talk with anybody except McCarty, so I never had the privilege of meeting him in person. McCarty told me he was buying all of Smith's output at the time for about $3 (sic!) per panel, and he sold the larger (about 24x28) Masonite panels to me... Read full biography
The following is from Jack W Rogers:. When Carl J Smith was becoming known in the Texas Panhandle in the 1950s, I bought about eight of his paintings through an Amarillo promoter named John L McCarty. McCarty claimed that Smith was so shy that he would not talk with anybody except McCarty, so I never had the privilege of meeting him in person. McCarty told me he was buying all of Smith's output at the time for about $3 (sic!) per panel, and he sold the larger (about 24x28) Masonite panels to me for $125, and I think the smaller ones went for $75. My first painting (and I wish I still had it) was completely monochromatic in orange, and featured a mounted cowboy viewing his range. I believe a Hereford, Texas attorney, James W Witherspoon,... Read full biography
The following is from Jack W Rogers:. When Carl J Smith was becoming known in the Texas Panhandle in the 1950s, I bought about eight of his paintings through an Amarillo promoter named John L McCarty. McCarty claimed that Smith was so shy that he would not talk with anybody except McCarty, so I never had the privilege of meeting him in person. McCarty told me he was buying all of Smith's output at the time for about $3 (sic!) per panel, and he sold the larger (about 24x28) Masonite panels to me for $125, and I think the smaller ones went for $75. My first painting (and I wish I still had it) was completely monochromatic in orange, and featured a mounted cowboy viewing his range. I believe a Hereford, Texas attorney, James W Witherspoon, also collected several of Smith's early works. I eventually sold all of mine in about 1976 to a CPA in Hereford TX named Stanley S... Read full biography
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