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1840 New York City - 1921 Bronxville, New York. Known for: Hudson River style landscape painting, Indian genre, engraving.
The son of a printmaker who engraved Hudson River School landscapes, George Smillie became a painter of traditional 19th-century landscapes in the Hudson River style. He trained in engraving with his... Read full biography
The son of a printmaker who engraved Hudson River School landscapes, George Smillie became a painter of traditional 19th-century landscapes in the Hudson River style. He trained in engraving with his father, James Smillie, and then was a painting pupil of James McDougal Hart. From 1862 to 1900, he... Read full biography
The son of a printmaker who engraved Hudson River School landscapes, George Smillie became a painter of traditional 19th-century landscapes in the Hudson River style. He trained in engraving with his father, James Smillie, and then was a painting pupil of James McDougal Hart. From 1862 to 1900, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and was elected to membership in the Academy in 1882, and in 1892 became Secretary. He spent most of his professional life in New York City, but he and his... Read full biography
The son of a printmaker who engraved Hudson River School landscapes, George Smillie became a painter of traditional 19th-century landscapes in the Hudson River style. He trained in engraving with his father, James Smillie, and then was a painting pupil of James McDougal Hart. From 1862 to 1900, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and was elected to membership in the Academy in 1882, and in 1892 became Secretary. He spent most of his professional life in New York City, but he and his brother, James David Smillie, traveled West to the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley in 1870. Two years later, he went to Europe, which resulted in a more forceful style and lightened palette. He also traveled in the Adirondacks and the White... Read full biography
The son of a printmaker who engraved Hudson River School landscapes, George Smillie became a painter of traditional 19th-century landscapes in the Hudson River style. He trained in engraving with his father, James Smillie, and then was a painting pupil of James McDougal Hart. From 1862 to 1900, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design and was elected to membership in the Academy in 1882, and in 1892 became Secretary. He spent most of his professional life in New York City, but he and his brother, James David Smillie, traveled West to the Rocky Mountains and Yosemite Valley in 1870. Two years later, he went to Europe, which resulted in a more forceful style and lightened palette. He also traveled in the Adirondacks and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Late in his career, he adopted the Impressionist style. In 1881, he married... Read full biography
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Keywords (63)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Tonalist, Tonalism
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Waterfowl
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •California Before 1940
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Colorado Rocky Mountains
- •Europe
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Lake George, New York
- •Long Island, New York
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Venice, Italy
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Boston Art Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •John & Dolores Beck Collection
- •Kahn Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •Lotos Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Boston Athenaeum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts