Bidspirit auction | Xanthus Smith Drawing

Xanthus Smith Drawing - Mount Desert pencil on paper scene looking from the harbor. This is a sketch for a future painting with notes on the color of the houses (all buildings grey except those written on it) and description of the water. Xanthus Russell Smith (1839 - 1929) worked in Pennsylvania and Maine and is known for marine vessels, landscapes and seascapes. Dimensions: 8” x 11”