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Xanthus Russell Smith

Xanthus Russell Smith (1839 - 1929) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, Maine.  Xanthus Smith is known for Marine vessel paintings, naval activity.

Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen.  Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter.  His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined.

He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor.  His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's.

Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted while serving as a captain's clerk.  He saw limited action, but his love of the sea led to a series of naval scenes, painted between 1869 and 1874.  His studio was in Philadelphia, where he also s   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8369 characters.]  Artist bio

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