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Attr. SIR MATTHEW SMITH British, 1879-1959 OOB

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Attr. SIR MATTHEW SMITH British, 1879-1959 OOB
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Oil on board, featuring landscape scene. Signed and attributed to Sir Matthew Smith (British, 1879-1959) on lower left corner. 9 x 12 inch (23 x 30.5 cm). Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (22 October 1879 - 29 September 1959) was a British painter of nudes, still-life and landscape. He studied design at the Manchester School of Art and art at the Slade School of Art. Smith studied under Henri Matisse in Paris and acquired an interest in Fauvism. During World War I, he was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1949, Smith was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was knighted in 1954. He married Gwen Salmond and their relationship broke up when he entered into an affair with Vera Cuningham. Smith lived, worked, and exhibited in England and France. PROVENANCE: Private Collection (Manchester, UK)