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1890
Experiment with aquatintal granulation
3.75” x 3”
Collection of Charles Dean and Sinan Karabas
James David Smillie (1833-1909) was an American painter, engraver, and etcher, and a cofounder of the American Watercolor Society and New York Etching Club. Trained by his engraver father, he began producing detailed banknote vignettes and book illustrations before turning to oil and watercolor landscapes in the 1860s. Known for works like Evening among the Sierras and The Cliffs of Normandy, he also illustrated Yosemite for Picturesque America. He served as president of the American Watercolor Society (1873–78) and taught at the National Academy of Design.
1890
Experiment with aquatintal granulation
3.75” x 3”
Collection of Charles Dean and Sinan Karabas
James David Smillie (1833-1909) was an American painter, engraver, and etcher, and a cofounder of the American Watercolor Society and New York Etching Club. Trained by his engraver father, he began producing detailed banknote vignettes and book illustrations before turning to oil and watercolor landscapes in the 1860s. Known for works like Evening among the Sierras and The Cliffs of Normandy, he also illustrated Yosemite for Picturesque America. He served as president of the American Watercolor Society (1873–78) and taught at the National Academy of Design.