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Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
1846 - 1923
OSA RCA SCA
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith was a well-known painter who worked with watercolours and oils, painting mountain landscapes and street scenes. Although recognized primarily as an artist, he was also an accomplished teacher, photographer, actor, raconteur and writer.
Bell-Smith was born in London, England in 1846. He trained in the South Kensington School of Art, and with his father, who was a portrait and miniature painter. In 1967, he immigrated to Montreal, where he worked at the photographic studio of James Inglis. While there, he became a founding member of the Society of Canadian Artists. In 1871 Bell-Smith married and relocated to Hamilton, Ontario, where he worked at another photographer’s studio. The couple went back and forth from Hamilton to Toronto so that Bell-Smith could teach at the Ontario School of Art, while at the same time continuing his job and practicing freelance illustration.
In 1881 he moved to London, Ontario, to become director of fine arts at Alma College in St. Thomas. He also made a trip to Paris where he briefly studied at the Académie Colarossi, then returned to Canada, committed to painting in oil. In 1886 he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
In 1888, Bell-Smith moved to Toronto, and was appointed principal of the Toronto Art School. He became a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and was an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy at its formation. During the 1890s he traveled to Britain, Paris, and the eastern United States. During his 1895 trip to Britain, he painted portraits of Queen Victoria, one of which is in the collection of the National Gallery.
In 1885 Canadian Pacific Railway’s new line to Canada’s west coast was completed, and in 1887, Bell-Smith was given a travel pass by the railway’s president William Van Horne so that he could paint the stunning scenery along the way. This was a pivotal time for Bell-Smith, for as he stated, “One of the dreams of my early manhood was to visit and paint the Rockies, about whose magnificence all travellers raved.” Bell-Smith made numerous trips to the Rockies - in 1888, 1889, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1910 and in 1914 (on the northern route to Yellowhead), and for the last time, in 1918. He reached the West Coast on his 1900 and 1918 trips. Bell-Smith became renowned for the exceptional body of work in watercolour and oil that he produced based on the mountains and coast.
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Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Morning Campfire Below Castle Mountain
40 x 30 in, 101.6 x 76.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for:
$56,050
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Fall 2016 - 4th Session on Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
The Chancellor
17 1/2 x 24 in, 44.4 x 61 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $9,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for:
$31,625
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2005 on Thursday, November 24, 2005
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Indian Village, Alert Bay, BC
9 x 17 7/8 in, 22.9 x 45.4 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for:
$29,250
CDN (premium included)
January 2013 - 1st Session on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Alert Bay, BC
5 x 6 1/2 in, 12.7 x 16.5 cm
circa 1909
watercolour on paper on card
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500 CDN
Sold for:
$26,550
CDN (premium included)
November 2015 - 5th Session on Saturday, November 28, 2015
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
The Last Rays
34 x 50 in, 86.3 x 127 cm
circa 1886
oil on canvas
Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for:
$26,325
CDN (premium included)
November 2008 - Highlights on Thursday, November 27, 2008
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Glacier Cascade, Selkirks, BC
18 x 24 1/2 in, 45.7 x 62.2 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for:
$23,000
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007 on Friday, November 23, 2007
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Vermilion Lake, Banff, NWT [sic]
18 x 25 in, 45.7 x 63.5 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for:
$20,700
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007 on Friday, November 23, 2007
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Morning Campfire Below Castle Mountain
40 x 30 in, 101.6 x 76.2 cm
1908
oil on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000 CDN
Sold for:
$19,800
CDN (premium included)
on Thursday, November 07, 1996
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
The Chancellor, Canadian Rockies
17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in, 44.4 x 62.2 cm
circa 1890
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for:
$19,550
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Fall 2007 on Friday, November 23, 2007
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith
Sunset on Mt. Carrol, Rogers Pass, BC
28 1/2 x 21 in, 72.4 x 53.3 cm
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for:
$18,400
CDN (premium included)
Fine Canadian Art Spring 2007 on Wednesday, May 23, 2007