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1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Marine vessel paintings, naval activity.
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted while serving as a captain's clerk. He saw limited action, but his love of the sea led to a series of... Read full biography
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Keywords (36)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Barnyard Fowl, Chickens, Poultry, Roosters
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Niagara Falls
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Royal Academy of Arts School (Schools) of London, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts