From My Studio Door (a.k.a. From My Study Door) by James David Smillie

From My Studio Door (a.k.a. From My Study Door) by James David Smillie

From My Studio Door (a.k.a. From My Study Door)

James David Smillie

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Title

From My Studio Door (a.k.a. From My Study Door)

 
Artist
Year
1883  
Technique
etching 
Image Size
9 3/8" x 7 3/4" plate mark 
Signature
unsigned, name incised in plate, lower left 
Edition Size
not stated 
Annotations
Op.29 incised into plate in lower left; "From my study door / etcing from nature/ Montrose sep. '83" 
Reference
W 32, Smillie 29 
Paper
fine cream laid 
State
 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
BC115 
Price
$400.00 
Description

What an artist sees from their studio windows and doorways no doubt influences their work, and James David Smillie is certainly known for his carefully rendered, lush portrayals of rural landscapes, much like what he has depicted in “From My Studio Door.” A passage through a wood is composed almost as a portal into another world. What lies beyond the shadowed trees is an intriguing mystery.

Of note in this piece is how Smillie has rendered the background tone, employing soft, layered strokes of gray as from a watercolor brush, lending a dappled effect to the image. In the upper left, beneath his signature, he’s written simply “Etched from nature.” Brucia Witthoft's catalogue raisonné states: "...'From My Studio Door' was drawn first on paper, from a spot near the privy outside Smillie's Montrose house."

 
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