Hobbe Smith

Hobbe Smith (7 December 1862, Witmarsum – 1 May 1942, Amsterdam)[1] was a Dutch painter, watercolorist and graphic designer, in the Post-Impressionist style.

[citation needed] He attended the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, the Tekenacademie (Antwerpen), and the Quellinusschool.

[2] Thanks to a wealthy patron who liked his work, he was able to receive a Royal Scholarship and studied at the Rijksakademie with August Allebé.

[3] He painted a wide variety of subjects, including nudes, still lifes, portraits, historical scenes and seascapes, influenced by Jacob Maris.

[3] Smith's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.