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Smits

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WA-00274878

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WikidataQ3060172

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Is PublishedAuto Publish Bioless· 100%✓
BiographyWikipedia Api· 88%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/smits
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Why this artist matters now

Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname. The name is an old plural of Smid (blacksmith), though the plural in modern Dutch would be Smeden.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (9)

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Vest

1904 · wool, silk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landschap in Ostia

1875 · drypoint on paper

width: 191 cm, height: 109 cm

Rijksmuseum

Vue d'Ostie (Italie)

1875 · intaglio printmaking technique on paper

width: 191 cm, height: 109 cm

Rijksmuseum

Jonge vrouw met een hoed

1870 · drypoint on paper

height: 157 cm, width: 118 cm

Rijksmuseum

Studieblad met schetsen van kippen en een konijn

1865 · paper, chalk

height: 210 cm, width: 210 cm

Rijksmuseum

Doorgekraste Minerva-figuur

1865 · paper, chalk

height: 159 cm, width: 260 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schets van twee lezende meisjes aan een tafel

1865 · paper, chalk

height: 159 cm, width: 260 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Fisherman's Family at the Beach, the Mother and One of the Children Sitting in a Cart

1855 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash, watercolor, gouache

8 11/16 x 12 1/16 in. (22 x 30.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

La grande soeur

1836 · drypoint on paper

width: 160 cm, height: 194 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 11 catalogued · 10 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
2 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 2 catalogued, not yet published

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4 entries · 1 sources

La grande soeur
1836 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Vue d'Ostie (Italie)
1875 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jonge vrouw met een hoed
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Studieblad met schetsen van kippen en een konijn
1865 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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