Alice Ravenel Huger Smith Art for Sale at Auction

Painter, b. 1876 - d. 1958

Artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith was a landscape painter and key member of the Charleston movement. Born in 1876 in South Carolina to an eminent family, Alice amazingly did not undertake any formal art training, choosing to be guided by nature itself. Alice Ravenel Huger Smith's paintings also take inspiration from traditional Japanese woodblock prints, which is especially noticeable in their often subtle color palette. 

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith's prints were mainly watercolor during her mid-to-late career, as she felt that better represented the calm and soft landscapes she was painting, having experimented with various formats and mediums. Artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith was an active player in the resurgence of the cultural South and published a number of books about the Charleston era with her father and organized art exhibitions and poetry recitals in the region. Find more stunning watercolor paintings for sale online and at auction.