"An Angle of Venice" by J. Andre Smith, Amer., (1880-1959) Wood Engraving His career as an artist

His career as an artist was firmly rooted in both the 19th and 20th centuries

The fantastic forms of sea life and insects fascinated him in particular

focused on the work of American printmakers with ties to Connecticut

signed in the plate and in pencil

his work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago

"An Angle of Venice" by J. Andre Smith, Amer., (1880-1959) Wood Engraving His career as an artistEtching, 1912 14, Ed. unknown, image 9 15 16 x 6 1 2, signed in pencil in the image l. r., on thin cream wove similli vellum paper with small margins. a beautiful early Venetian scene rendered with subtle detail and nuanced light by Smith.