Sir Matthew Smith British, 1879-1959
Lillies (Arum Lillies), 1926
Oil on canvas
31 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches / 79.4 x 46.4 cm
Initialled lower left
Smith spent the last six months of 1926 at Dieppe, where he painted this. Lady Kroyer-Kielberg was an early collector of Smith's work who acquired a number of flower pieces.
Smith spent the last six months of 1926 at Dieppe, where he painted this. Lady Kroyer-Kielberg was an early collector of Smith's work who acquired a number of flower pieces.
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery
Lady Kroyer-Kielberg
Mrs. M Herring
Private Collection, UK
Exhibitions
Alex, Reid & Lefevre, 1927 (No.12?)
Tooth, 1929 (No. 22)
Tooth, 1960 (No. 15, ill. b&w)
"Matthew Smith" Royal Acadamy Diploma Gallery, 1960 (No. 118)
Belgrave Gallery, 1977 (No. 11, ill. cat. col. pl. 11)
Crane Kalman Gallery, 1990 (No. 12, as "Arum Lillies", ill. cat. col. pl. p. 21)