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SPRINGTIME AT THE LAKEHOUSE

Creator: George Henry Smillie
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
GEORGE HENRY SMILLIE (1840-1921)
American, Lived/Active, New York
Springtime at the Lake House
Signed (l.l.): Geo. H. Smillie, N.A., ca. 1885-1900.
Oil on canvas
19½” x 27” framed
Excellent condition, no visible restoration
Provenance: Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
George Smillie was best known for his Hudson River School style of painting but later adopted the Impressionist style with a more forceful brush and lightened palette as seen here in this landscape view.
Smillie exhibited at most of the well-known academies and fine art clubs and is well represented in major museums and collections nation-wide.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 596
Incollect Reference #:	441567

Dimensions

W.	27 in;	H.	19 in;
W.	68.58 cm;	H.	48.26 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.