Country of origin: Belgian
Period : 1855-1928
Description:
Oil on Panel: 59 x 53cm or 24" x 21" inch (without frame)
69 x 75cm or 27" x 29" inch (with original frame)
Painter pre-expressionist of landscapes Campinois
Jacob Smith is of Dutch origin, pupil of the Rotterdam and Brussels Academy of Fine Arts
Settled in Campine in 1886, after having been for some years
Director of Decorative Arts at Haarlem Academy
Well represented at different museums in the Lowlands
Jacob Smits Museum in Mol, Belgium
This is an exceptional oeuvre of his early work (est. 1912)
Landschap met twee molensî olie/paneel
Mentioned in book "Jakob Smits" by Ernest Van den Bosch, pag. 163
collection M.J. Beuckeleers.
Mentioned in catalogue "Modern Belgian Paintings,Drawings and Sculptures" by Christie's in London pag. 55