Lawrence Beall Smith Original Pencil Signed Stone Lithograph Solitude in the Park 1940 Associated American Artists Mat, Unframed

Title: Solitude
Artist: Lawrence Beall Smith - (1880-1968) - American artist
Technique: Original Stone Lithograph
Signature: Signed and titled in pencil by the artist.
Date Published: 1940
Edition: Limited Edition of 250
Dimensions: Sheet size - 11-3/4 x 16 inches, Image size - 9-3/4 x 11-1/2 inches, Mat size - 14 x 18 inches.
Condition: Excellent condition without any flaws. Without age toning, foxing, tears, or creases.
References: Associated American Artists (AAA), 1940.
This print is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery and can be seen on their website.
Printing: A strong impression printed by master lithograph printer George C. Miller in black ink on white wove paper.
Presentation: Hinged in the original AAA presentation mat with the original descriptive label. Blank on the back, not laid down. Ships in a plastic archival sleeve.
Description: Lawrence Beall Smith was a very fine successful painter and illustrator, and he brought that same technical skill to his original lithographs published by Associated American Artists. This one shows a group of city residents seeking solitude and reflection in a city park. All of the subjects seem alone and detached, lost in their thoughts.

This is a good example of Smith's great skill as a draftsman.

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Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1993) worked in various media, including painting, lithography, illustration and sculpture. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, earning a Ph.D. degree in 1931. Smith began exhibiting in 1935 and attained national recognition with a one-man exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York in 1941.

He was also known as an illustrator and lithographic artist, and illustrated several books, including Robin Hood (1954) and Tom Jones (1964).

Many of his lithographs featured imagery of children. His works can be found in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fogg Art Museum, and Library of Congress.