JAMES SMETHAM
Tarry ye here and watch with me’ Matthew 26:38
Pen and brown ink, with watercolour, gouache and gold
4 x 6 in. 10.2 x 15.2 cm.
9 ⅞ x 12 ⅝ in. 25.2 x 32 cm. (framed)
9 ⅞ x 12 ⅝ in. 25.2 x 32 cm. (framed)
This poignant work was formerly in the collection of James Smith Budgett, who was a close friend and supporter of Smetham’s. Smetham’s small scale biblical and landscape compositions, such as...
This poignant work was formerly in the collection of James Smith Budgett, who was a close friend and supporter of Smetham’s. Smetham’s small scale biblical and landscape compositions, such as the present work, convey an almost overwhelming element of spirituality. The son of a Wesleyan minister and educated at a Wesleyan-Methodist boarding school, religion played a major role throughout his life.