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Derk Smit BIOGRAPHY
1889 Netherlands - 1985 Santa Barbara, California. Known for: Landscape, decorator.
A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He... Read full biography
A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of... Read full biography
A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of Chicago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. Note from a representative of Unusual Find Co. Derk Smit died in 1985 at the age of 96. Derk Smit was a member of the Hoosier... Read full biography
A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of Chicago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. Note from a representative of Unusual Find Co. Derk Smit died in 1985 at the age of 96. Derk Smit was a member of the Hoosier Salon and won 6 awards between 1953 and 1968 at the Hoosier Salon. He was best known as a landscape painter from what I have seen. His most desirable paintings are those of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana, and of California where he experimented... Read full biography
A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of Chicago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. Note from a representative of Unusual Find Co. Derk Smit died in 1985 at the age of 96. Derk Smit was a member of the Hoosier Salon and won 6 awards between 1953 and 1968 at the Hoosier Salon. He was best known as a landscape painter from what I have seen. His most desirable paintings are those of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana, and of California where he experimented with Plein-Aire landscapes with bold colors. He moved to California around 1953, but made trips back to Illinois and Indiana to paint.... Read full biography
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A painter, decorator, and lecturer, Derk Smit was born in the Netherlands and lived most of his adult life in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Joseph Allworthy. He exhibited at the Navy Pier in 1939 and was President of D. Smith Interior Decorating Company of Chicago.
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Derk Smit died in 1985 at the age of 96. Derk Smit was a member of the Hoosier Salon and won 6 awards between 1953 and 1968 at the Hoosier Salon. He was best known as a landscape painter from what I have seen. His most desirable paintings are those of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana, and of California where he experimented with Plein-Aire landscapes with bold colors. He moved to California around 1953, but made trips back to Illinois and Indiana to paint.Biography from the Archives of askART
Born in the Netherlands on Jan. 29, 1889. Smit came to the U.S. in 1914. After serving in the Navy during WW1, he settled in Chicago, studied at the AIC, and worked as an interior decorator. While based there, he made painting trips to southern California. He died in Santa Barbara, CA on July 17, 1984. An Impressionist, his work was influenced by Dutch and Flemish masters. Member: Chicago AA; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Illinois Society of FA (Chicago), 1937; Ridge AA (Chicago), 1940.