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TITLE: Le Sanctuaire ACCESSION # 2000.026.1
ARTIST: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith was born in London on the 26th of December, 1846 to artist John Bell-Smith and his wife. He first studied painting under the tutelage of his father and then at the South Kensington Art School. Before the family came to Canada in 1866, both Frederic and his father were members of the Institute of Fine Arts, at the Portland Gallery in London. Once in Montreal, Frederic's father went on to become the President of the Society of Canadian Artists and he worked as a photographer until 1871 when he moved to Hamilton. In 1879 he moved again to Toronto and stayed there until 1879. He later taught art and was the director at Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario. He also was an illustrator for The Canadian Illustrated News and various other publishers. He became a member of the Society of Canadian Artists and in 1891 he visited Paris. Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith passed away in 1923.
DATE OF ARTWORK: 1852
OBJECT TYPE: Painting, Oil
PHOTO: No
HEIGHT: 25.5 cm WIDTH: 32.5 cm
LOCATION: Wilson Reading Room in Kerr House, Traill College
DESCRIPTION: Three figures sitting outside a building (?church/?convent) looking toward a statue composed of three figures. Colours used: greens, brown, red, greys, blue, black, white. Gold gilt plaster on wood frame, no glass.
VALUE: Unkown
OTHER WORKS IN THE TUAC BY THIS ARTIST:
Bon Echo Near Peterborough Accession No. 2000.021.1
Untitled Accession No. 2000.009.1
OTHER RESOURCES AT TRENT UNIVERSITY ABOUT THIS ARTIST: none available
WORKS BY THIS ARTIST IN OTHER CANADIAN COLLECTIONS:
University Of Lethbridge
1907 ? 1909?, watercolour, 11 7/8" x 18 1/8"
1894, watercolour, 13" x 18 1/2 "
1886, oil on canvas, 35 1/2" x 60 1/4"
http://home.uleth.ca/sfa-gal/collections/Historical/BSmith.html
Art Gallery of Hamilton
1893 oil on canvas, 40.6 x 61 cm
http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.on.ca/edu/singArt.asp?artID=5
Museum London
oil on canvas, 71.1 x 127 cm
(1896), watercolour on paper, 35.9 x 52.7 cm.,
British Columbia (n.d.), watercolour on paper, 36.8 x 3.3 cm.
(1884), oil on canvas, 91.4 x 153.7 cm.
http://www.londonmuseum.on.ca/Historical/First_Ren/bsmith.html
LINKS:
http://www.vaxxine.com/PastAtPresent/artist/bellsmit.htm
http://www.lochgallery.com/artist.php?artistID=14
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