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Swamp Scene

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith

1876-1958

Swamp Scene

Watercolor on paper

21 3/4 in x 11 3/8 in

Undated

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Essentially self-taught, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith studied a collection of Japanese woodblock prints from the Ukiyo-e School. She experimented with the medium and created six images after her own designs. Eventually, she abandoned printmaking in favor of watercolors.

Nevertheless, Japanese design and sensibility pervade many of her paintings. In Swamp Scene, the verticality, subdued tones, and sensitivity to nature are hallmarks of her Japonisme.

As Published In:

Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, 2015

As Exhibited In:

Daingerfield & the Tonalist Instinct, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC, May 31–October 19, 2025

Draped in Time: Spanish Moss and the Tapestry of the South, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, May 8–July 20, 2024

Making Their Mark, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, April 2–June 25, 2022

Nature I Loved: Alice Ravenel Smith and the South Carolina Lowcountry, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, July 13–October 8, 2022

Pursuits on Paper, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, July 29–October 3, 2020

Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, November 1, 2015–January 3, 2016, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, January 16–April 10, 2016, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, January 16–April 10, 2016, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, May 19–August 5, 2017, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA, October 13, 2017–March 25, 2018, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, August 28–December 13, 2018

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