Charles L. A. Smith (American, 1871 - 1937)

Signed: CHAS. L. A. SMITH (Lower, Right)

" Valley of Dreams ", 1934

(San Gabriel Valley)

Oil on Canvas 

39" x 46 3/8"

Housed in a 5" Ornamented Frame 

Overall Size: 48 3/4" x 55 3/4"

Small repair, visible on verso. Painting appears to be in very good, clean condition. Ready to be hung and enjoyed.

Charles L. A. Smith was born in Auburn, Michigan on Jan. 11, 1871. He was a self-taught painter and spent his early career in Chicago. He visited California some time before 1908 but did not actually settle in Los Angeles until the 1920s. He was art director of the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles at the time of his death on November 26, 1937. Primarily a landscape painter, Smith also painted portraits.