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James David Smillie - Lady of Cairo Visiting

Lady of Cairo Visiting

James David Smillie's "Lady of Cairo Visiting" is an original etching based upon a design by the artist, Frederick Arthur Bridgman, best known for his 'Orientalist' imagery. This impression is printed upon fine china paper and pressed onto a large sheet of wove paper as published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review" in 1881. It is signed within the plate, "Smillie, N.Y., 1881" to the upper right and "F. A. Bridgman, 1880" to the lower right. "Lady of Cairo Visiting" is a fine, original example of the nineteenth century etched art created by the American artist, James D. Smillie'
 
Title: Lady of Cairo Visiting
Engraver: Smillie, James David 'James D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)
Designer: Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (Tuskegee, Alabama, 1847 - Rouen, France, 1928)
Date: 1881
Medium: Original Etching
Publisher: Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston
Source: The American Art Review
Note: James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie': An accomplished nineteenth century etcher and painter, James David Smillie studied from the age of nine under his father, James Smillie (1807-1885), a well known engraver. More than any American etcher of his time, James David Smillie became an expert in etching and engraving techniques and his advice was sought after by many etchers and printers throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century. Many of the fine etchings commissioned by the American Art Review, for example, were printed under James David Smillie's supervision. In the late 1880's, Smillie was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute to create drypoints, mezzotints, soft ground etchings and aquatints as examples for other artists to follow.
  The large majority of James D. Smillie's original etchings date from 1878 to 1900 and are striking examples of etching processes. In Lady of Cairo Visiting, for example, his brilliant rendering of light and shade within this purely black and white medium is remarkably handled. James David Smillie's etched oeuvre contains both works completely designed by himself and works based upon the designs of his contemporaries. Lady of Cairo Visiting was published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for The American Art Review , in Boston. In total, this publisher commissioned three James David Smillie etchings during its publishing history.
  James David Smillie was a founding member of the influential New York Etching Club and later became its president. He also served as president of the American Water Color Society from 1873 to 1879. He was made an Associate of the National Academy in 1865 and elected a full Academician in 1876.
  Frederick Arthur Bridgman: F. A. Bridgman studied art in New York at both the Brooklyn Art School and the National Academy of Design. He then went to Paris to study under Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. After that time he opened a studio in Paris and lived and worked in that city for the majority of his life. Frederick Arthur Bridgman was elected a full member of the National Academy in 1881.
  During his career Frederick Arthur Bridgman was best known for his 'Orientalist' imagery. Orientalism was a major nineteenth century movement in the arts. Inspired by European and American curiosity concerning Eastern life and culture, many artists journeyed to North Africa and Arabia to create their paintings and etchings. Frederick Arthur Bridgman produced many fine studies in both Egypt and Algeria.
  The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art: Inspired by the European etched art of James McNeill Whistler, Charles Meryon, Sir Francis Seymour Haden and others, a large number of American artists became seriously interested in the art of etching by 1875. A primary catalyst to the etching revival in America was the journal, American Art Review (1879-1881). Founded and edited by Sylvester Rosa Koehler it commissioned American artists for original etchings. Contributing etchers included such famous artists as James David Smillie, Thomas Moran, Otto Bacher, Edmund Henry Garrett, Stephen Parrish, Henry Farrer, Eliza Greatorex, Charles Adams Platt and William Merritt Chase. Each etching published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for The American Art Review was printed in a limited edition of 500 impressions on fine china paper which was then pressed onto a larger sheet of white wove paper.
  Due mostly to its lavish production costs the journal lasted only slightly over two years. The finely printed etchings it produced, however, served as a cornerstone for the many great American etchings of the early twentieth century.
Edition: Edition of five hundred impressions
Size: 9 1/2 X 7 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now Price: $195.00 US
Condition: Printed upon fine china paper and pressed onto a large sheet of wove paper as published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for The American Art Review in the limited edition of 500 impressions. Signed within the plate, "Smillie, N.Y., 1881" to the upper right and "F. A. Bridgman, 1880" to the lower right. Containing faint rippling within the china paper else a deeply printed, tonal impression with superb contrasts and in good condition throughout. Lady of Cairo Visiting represents a prime, original example of the nineteenth century American etched art of James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie'.
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Original Etching by James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie'.

Lady of Cairo Visiting Original Etching by James David Smillie
Lady of Cairo Visiting

View other original works of art by the American artist, James David Smillie.

James David Smillie 'James D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Notes -
01.- Detached Thoughts on Books by James David Smillie Detached Thoughts on Books by James David Smillie Original Etching 1883 (Published, 1884) Signed within the plate, "J. Smillie, June, 1883" to the upper right and bearing his number (24) to the lower left. Sold
02.- Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie Original Etching 1881 Signed within the plate, "Smillie, N.Y., 1881" to the upper right and "F. A. Bridgman, 1880" to the lower right.  
03.- Old Cedars Coast of Maine by James David Smillie Old Cedars, Coast of Maine by James David Smillie Original Etching 1880 Signed in the plate lower left corner by James David Smillie and titled by him to the lower right. Sold
04.- The Sun Dial by James David Smillie The Sun Dial by James David Smillie Original Etching 1883 (Published, 1884) Signed within the plate, "J. Smillie, 1883" to the lower left and bearing his number (22) to the lower right. Sold
05.- Up the Hill by James David Smillie Up the Hill by James David Smillie Original Etching 1879 Signed by James David Smillie with his characteristic signature in the lower left corner of the plate. Sold

View other original works of art published by Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, Boston for "The American Art Review".

"The American Art Review. A Journal Devoted to the Practical theory, History, and Archaeology of Art" (Nov. 1879 to Oct. 1881)
# Image Title & Etcher Artist Info Medium Date -
01.- A Village Street in France by Joseph Foxcroft Cole A Village Street in France by Joseph Foxcroft Cole Joseph Foxcroft Cole 'J. F. Cole' (Jay, Maine, 1837 - Winchester, Mass., 1892) Original Etching 1879 (1st Ed: 1880) Sold
02.- A Young Republican Original etching by the American artist John Ames Mitchell A Young Republican by John Ames Mitchell John Ames Mitchell 'John Mitchell' (New York, 1845 - Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1918) Original Etching 1881 Sold
03.- Coal Pockets at New Bedford Massachusetts Original Etching by Robert Swain Gifford Coal Pockets at New Bedford, Massachusetts by Robert Swain Gifford Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905) Original Etching 1879 Sold
04.- Devil's Way Algier Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris also listed as Stephen Ferris after a painting by Mouilleron Devil's Way, Algiers by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1879  
05.- Divination in Tea Leaves Original etching by the American artist Alfred Laurens Brennan Divination in Tea Leaves by Alfred Laurens Brennan Alfred Laurens Brennan 'Alfred Brennan' (Louisville, Kentucky, 1853 - Brooklyn, New York, 1921) Original Etching 1879  
06.- Durham England Original Etching by Samuel Colman Durham, England by Samuel Colman Samuel Colman (Portland, Maine, 1832 - New York City, 1920) Original Etching 1880  
07.- Lady of Cairo Visiting Original Etching by James David Smillie Lady of Cairo Visiting by James David Smillie after Frederick Arthur Bridgman James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1881  
08.- Leukothea Appears to Odysseus by Hans Meyer designed by Friedrich Preller Leukothea (Leucothea) Appears to Odysseus by Hans Meyer after Friedrich Johann Christian Ernst Preller Hans Meyer (Berlin, 1846 - 1919) Original Etching and Aquatint 1881  
09.- Mill Pond at Windsor Connecticut Original Etching by The American artist Albert Fitch Bellows Mill Pond at Windsor Connecticutt by Albert Fitch Bellows Albert Fitch Bellows 'Albert Bellows' (Milford, Massachusetts, 1829 - New York, 1883) Original Etching 1879 Sold
10.- Moonlight on the Androscoggin by John Henry Hill Moonlight on the Androscoggin by John Henry Hill John Henry Hill 'John Hill' (West Nyack, New York, 1839 - 1922) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880 Sold
11.- Mrs. Philip Nicklin Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris also listed as stephen Ferris after a painting by Gilbert Stuart Mrs. Philip Nicklin by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Gilbert Stuart. Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1879  
12.- Near Mattakeesett Original Etching by Edmund Garrett Near Mattakeesett by Edmund Henry Garrett Edmund Henry Garrett 'Edmund Garrett' (Albany, New York, 1853 - Nedham, Massachusetts, 1929) Original Etching 1881  
13.- Negro Huts at Wilmington North Carolina by John Mackie Falconer Negro Huts at Wilmington, North Carolina by John Mackie Falconer John Mackie Falconer 'John Falconer' (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1820 - Brooklyn, N.Y., 1903) Original Etching 1880 Sold
14.- November Original Etching by the American artist Stephen Parrish November by Stephen Parrish Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938) Original Etching 1880 Sold
15.- Old Boat House Gloucester Massachusetts Original Etching by Charles Adams Platt Old Boat House, Gloucester, Massachusetts by Charles Adams Platt Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933) Original Etching 1881 Sold
16.- Old Cedars Coast of Maine Original Etching by James David Smillie Old Cedars, Coast of Maine by James David Smillie James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1880 Sold
17.- On New York Bay Original Etching by Henry Farrer On New York Bay by Henry Farrer Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903) Original Etching 1879 Sold
18.- On the Housatonic Original Etching by the Dutch artist Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten On the Housatonic by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904) Original Etching 1881 Sold
19.- On the Shepang River Original Etching by the Dutch artist Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten On the Shepang River, Connecticut by Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten Hendrik Dirk Kruseman Van Elten 'Hendrik Kruseman Van Elten' (Alkmaar, Holland, 1829 - Paris, 1904) Original Etching 1880 Sold
20.- Passaic Meadows In The Newark Meadows Original Etching by Thomas Moran Passaic Meadows (In The Newark Meadows) by Thomas Moran Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, Ca, 1926) Original Etching 1880  
21.- Pond at Cernay La Ville Original etching by Eliza Pratt Greatorex Pond at Cernay-La-Ville by Eliza Pratt Greatorex Eliza Pratt Greatorex 'Eliza Greatorex' (Manor Hamilton, Ireland, 1820 - Paris, 1897) Original Etching 1880 Sold
22.- Portrait of Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton Original Etching by the American artist Stephen James Ferris  also listed as Stephen Ferris based upon a design by American painter Daniel Huntington Portrait of Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Daniel Huntington Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1881  
23.- Portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott by Anna Lea Merritt after George Richmond Portrait of Sir Gilbert Scott by Anna Lea Merritt after George Richmond Anna Lea Merritt (Philadelphia, 1844 - Hampshire, England, 1930) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880  
24.- Schwabelweiss by Otto Henry Bacher Schwabelweiss by Otto Henry Bacher Otto Henry Bacher 'Otto Bacher' (Cleveland, 1856 - Bronxville, Ny., 1909) Original Etching 1879 Sold
25.- Summer Original etching by Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl Summer by Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl 'Ignaz Gaugengigl' (Passau, Bavaria, 1855 - Boston, 1932) Original Etching 1880  
26.- Sunset Gowanus Bay Original Etching by Henry Farrer Sunset, Gowanus Bay by Henry Farrer Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903) Original Etching 1880 Sold
27.- The Mermaid Original Etching and Aquatint by the American artist Frederick Stuart Church The American Art Review The Mermaid by Frederick Stuart Church Frederick Stuart Church 'F. S. Church' (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1842 - New York, 1924) Original Etching and Aquatint 1880 Sold
28.- The Noonday Rest Original Etching by the American artist Peter Moran The Noonday Rest by Peter Moran Peter Moran (Bolton, England, 1841 - Philadelphia, Pa, 1914) Original Etching 1877 (1st Ed: 1880)  
29.- The Old Clothes Dealer Cairo Original Etching by the American artist Stephen Ferris  also listed as Stephen James Ferris based upon a design by the French artist Jean Leon Gerome The Old Clothes Dealer, Cairo by Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' after Jean-Leon Gerome Stephen James Ferris 'Stephen Ferris' (Plattsburg, N. Y., 1835 - Philadelphia, 1915) Original Etching 1880  
30.- The Path by the Shore Original Etching by Robert Swain Gifford The Path by The Shore by Robert Swain Gifford Robert Swain Gifford 'R. S. Gifford' (Nonamesset, Mass., 1840 - New York, 1905) Original Etching 1879 Sold
31.- Up the Hill Original Etching by James David Smillie Up The Hill by James David Smillie James David Smillie 'J. D. Smillie' (New York City, 1833 - 1909) Original Etching 1879 Sold

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