Matthew Smith 1879-1959
33 x 46.5 cm
Provenance
Arthur Tooth and Sons Ltd, London, where acquired by the Earl of Sandwich, 5th November 1936, and thence by descent to Amiya, The Countess of Sandwich
Her sale, Christie's London, 3rd November 1967, lot 202
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner in the late 1960s
Exhibitions
London, Arthur Tooth and Sons Ltd, Recent Paintings by Matthew Smith, 5th - 28th November 1936, cat. no.10;
Norwich, Castle Museum, Contemporary British and French Art, 1938, cat. no.11;
Leeds, Temple Newsam House, Jacob Epstein and Matthew Smith, July - September 1942, cat. no.128;
London, The Mayor Gallery, 15 Paintings from 1921 - 1946, Matthew Smith, January - February 1949, cat. no.12 (as Flowers and Fruit);
London, Tate, Matthew Smith, Paintings from 1909-1952, 3rd September - 18th October 1953, cat. no.58;
London, Royal Academy of Arts, A Memorial Exhibition of Works by Sir Matthew Smith C.B.E., 1879-1959, 1960, cat. no.211.
Literature
John Gledhill, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings of Matthew Smith, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2009, cat. no.494, illustrated p.195.