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Lithographer, b. 1836 - d. 1929

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  • Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Elotherium and Protoceras
    Jan. 11, 2022

    Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Elotherium and Protoceras

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Elotherium and Protoceras Signed J. Smit (lr) Watercolor on paper, en grisaille 7 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.1 x 26.7 cm) Literature: Henry R. Knipe, Nebula to Man, J.M. Dent & Co., London, 1905, illus. C 

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  • Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Iguanodon
    Jul. 29, 2021

    Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Iguanodon

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Joseph Smit Dutch, 1836-1929 Iguanodon Signed J. Smit (ll); inscribed as titled on the support Watercolor and gouache on board, en grisaille 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches Unframed Literature: Henry R. Knipe, Nebula to Man, J.M. Dent & Co., London, 1905, to face p. 78, illus. C 

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  • 19thC Hand Colored Lithograph, Meleagris Mexicana
    Dec. 01, 2019

    19thC Hand Colored Lithograph, Meleagris Mexicana

    Est: $400 - $600

    19th century hand-colored lithograph, 'Meleagris Mexicana' by Joesph Wolf (1820-1889) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929), from 'Family of the Pheasants' by D.G. Elliot, published 1872, 19" x 23 3/4" (sight), framed 26" x 31", with book descriptive page verso. Provenance: From a North Andover, Massachusetts estate.

    Kaminski Auctions
  • Smit Watercolor of Ostriches
    Dec. 08, 2018

    Smit Watercolor of Ostriches

    Est: $18,000 - $25,000

    Smit, Joseph (Dutch, 1836-1929). Pair of Ostriches (Struthio camelus). Watercolor over pencil. 1888. 28" x 19 1/4" sheet, 38" x 29" framed. Joseph Smit was a Dutch zoological illustrator who was born in Lisse. He received his first commission from Hermann Schlegel at the Leiden Museum. Schlegel asked Smit to produce lithographs of birds residing in the Dutch East Indies. After completing the commission, Smit enjoyed a long and prolific career, provided breathtaking illustrations for Philip Lutley Scatler’s Exotic Ornithology (1869), Joseph Wolf’s Zoological Sketches (1861-1867) the Catalogue for the Birds in the British Museum (1874-1898), Lord Lilford’s Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands (1885-1898), and Daniel Giraud Elliot’s Birds of Paradise (1873). Of the work Smit produced for Elliot’s home, the author raved: “Mr. J. Smit has lithographed the drawings with his usual conscientious fidelity, and in his share of the work has left me nothing to desire.” Smit’s son, Pierre Jacques Smit (1863-1960) was also a zoological illustrator of great talent. During his career, Smit worked closely with Joseph Wolf, Daniel Giraud Elliot, Joseph Keulemans, and Archibald Thorburn. This highly skilled group of artists produced some of the most aesthetically pleasing and scientifically accurate natural historical illustrations ever produced. These artists often worked at the behest of the esteemed Zoological Society of London. The nineteenth-century had witnessed a burgeoning of interest in the natural world as European ambitions surpassed the expansion of their nations to include the discovery of the natural wonders their foreign territories held. In Britain, scientific investigation into animal life was supported by the Zoological Society which was founded in 1826. The Zoological Society received its Royal Charter from George IV in 1828. Charles Darwin became a member in 1831. The Zoological Society played a major role in championing the ideas Darwin put forth in his groundbreaking Origin of Species (1859).

    Arader Galleries
  • Four Wolf and Smit Ornithological Lithographs
    Dec. 19, 2016

    Four Wolf and Smit Ornithological Lithographs

    Est: $300 - $500

    By Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf, each hand tinted lithograph cut out and pasted down on paper backing, including "Horsfield's Kaleege", "The Rufous-Tailed Pheasant", "The Black-Necked Swan" and "Soemmerring's Pheasant".

    Locati LLC
  • 1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. Drepanorms Albertisi. Ca. 1870.
    May. 23, 2003

    1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. Drepanorms Albertisi. Ca. 1870.

    Est: $100 - $150

    1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. " Drepanorms Albertisi. " Ca. 1870. Folio sheet, 20 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches; 514 x 420 mm - image size. Framed.

    Freeman's
  • 1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. Drepanorms Albertisi. Ca. 1870.
    Jan. 23, 2003

    1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. Drepanorms Albertisi. Ca. 1870.

    Est: $200 - $300

    1 piece. (Bird Print.) Color Lithograph. Smit, Joseph. " Drepanorms Albertisi. " Ca. 1870. Folio sheet, 20 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches; 514 x 420 mm - image size. Framed.

    Freeman's
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