Description
Antique watercolour painting by Ada Clifford Smith Murphy (1859-1949) This original unframed watercolour painting features sailing boats. Height: 6" Width: 9" The art is signed Ada C. Smith. Ada (Adah) Clifford Smith was born in Saratoga, New York. She studied at the Cooper Union Art School & with Douglas Volk in New York. She was a member of the National Art Club. in November 1883 she married the artist John Frances Murphy. When she was a student at Cooper Union when they met at a skating party. in 1894 they established a studio in the Hotel Chelsea but after a visit to Arkville, a small town in the Catskill Mountains of New York, they decided to leave the city. in 1887 they built a home & studio in Arkville. Condition: very good. For more unique vintage home decor items: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MissVintageBox Antique Watercolour Painting, Ada Clifford Smith Murphy | 1859-1949, Unframed Painting
