Oyster Bay Catboats

Catalog no. 0000204

MediumOil on Canvas
Size14 x 24 Inches
SignedSigned LL: A. Cary Smith
DateCirca 1865

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About the artist

Naval architect, philosopher and marine painter A.S. Smith acquired his taste for the water at an early age. He grew up in New York, with the eastern shore of the Hudson river for a playground. Close by his home was the shipyard of the great William Webb and across the river in Hoboken was moored the fleet of the fledgling New York Yacht Club. In 1855 "Archie" Smith apprenticed himself to learn the art and mystery of yacht building. While still in his teens, he learned to draw and lay down lines, which became the foundation for his talent at marine painting. He then studied painting with…

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