Bidspirit auction | Edward Gregory Smith (1880 -

Edward Gregory Smith (1880 - 1961) American - Edward Gregory Smith (1880 - 1961) Oil on canvasboard, Signed Lower Right, Measures (18 x 23 inches) w/frame (22 x 27 inches) Gregory Smith was one of the younger group of artists who came to Old Lyme, Connecticut when the summer art colony was commanding the attention of artists and art patrons throughout the east. It was his friend and fellow painter, Will Howe Foote, who persuaded Smith to move from his home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan to Old Lyme in 1910. Smith was thirty at the time, had studied for a couple of years at the Chicago Art Institute, and was anxious to meet many of the well-known artists who stayed in Old Lyme.As a young man, Smith looked up to many of the older artists such as Childe Hassam and Willard Metcalf, who were both twenty years his senior. Smith was very fond of telling a story about one of his first exposures to some of the artists staying at Miss Florence Griswold's house. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.