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SMITH, KIMBER

* 1922 Boston, † 21.04.1981 East Hampton

1922 wird Kimber Smith in Boston geboren. In den späten 1940er Jahren studiert Smith Kunst an der "Art Students League" in New York. Wie viele amerikanische Künstler zieht Smith 1954 mit seiner Frau Gabrielle Staub nach Paris, wo er über ein Jahrzehnt lebt und arbeitet. Für Smith bedeutet Paris Distanz vom autochthonen, in New York vorherrschenden Abstrakten Expressionismus und Zugang zu europäischen Maltraditionen mit reichlich Spielraum für persönliche Entfaltungen.

Im Umfeld von Sam Francis, Kelly Ellsworth, Joan Mitchell, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard und weiteren Künstlern entwickelt Smith eine ausgesprochen lyrische und ausdrucksstarke Malerei.

Stehen seine ersten Bilder mit ihrem eruptiven Ausdruck noch im Schatten des Abstrakten Expressionismus findet der Amerikaner mit einfachen symbolischen Formen wie Kreisen, Rauten, Balken, Dreiecken am Anfang der sechziger Jahre sein persönliches geometrisches Zeichensystem, dessen Ikonografie er aus Details alltäglicher Erfahrungen ableitet. Smiths malerischer Stil und seine progressive Herangehensweise an die Abstraktion reifen während seines Aufenthalts in Paris, einer Zeit, in der er regelmässig in Galerien in Frankreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland ausstellt.

1963 kehrt Smith mit seiner Frau und seinen beiden Söhnen in die USA zurück und übernimmt eine Professur am Dayton Art Institute in Ohio. 1971 wird Smith mit dem Guggenheim-Stipendium ausgezeichnet. Kimber Smith setzt seine Malerei kontinuierlich fort, allerdings ohne nennenswerte Unterstützung und Anerkennung durch die New Yorker Community. Obwohl der Künstler 1975 schwer erkrankt, malt er bis zu seinem Tod mit Strenge und Enthusiasmus.

Am 21. April 1981 stirbt Kimber Smith im Alter von 59 Jahren in East Hampton. Seine Werke sind in bekannten Museen und Privatsammlungen in Amerika, Europa, Frankreich, Belgien und der Schweiz vertreten.

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Lot 3418 - A195 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 05 December 2020, 02.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Gatsby. 1973.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower left: KS, as well as titled on the stretcher: GATSBY.

200 × 150 cm.

CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)

Sold for CHF 36 900 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3419 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Garp. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower left: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated and titled on the overlap: KS 79 GARP.

163 × 51 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 16 160 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3420 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Majus. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower left: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated, titled, with directional arrow and measurements on the overlap: KS JUNE 28 1979 MAJUS 64 × 20 inch.

163 × 51 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

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Lot 3421 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Harpo. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated and titled on the overlap: KS 1979 HARPO.

162 × 51 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 16 160 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3418 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Joes world. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated and titled on the overlap: KS 1979 JOE'S WORLD.

163 × 51 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 14 940 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3420 - A195 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 05 December 2020, 02.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Le Khedive. 1962.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower right: KS, as well as titled and dated on the overlap: LE KHEDIVE 1962.

55.5 × 46.5 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

Sold for CHF 13 720 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6898 - ibid121 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 07 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Untitled. 1961.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower right: KS, as well as signed and dated verso: KIMBER SMITH 1961.

73 × 60 cm.

CHF 2 500 / 3 000 | (€ 2 580 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 12 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3417 - A195 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 05 December 2020, 02.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Catwalk. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower right: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated and titled on the overlap on the reverse: KS1979 "CATWALK", as well as with directional arrow.

72 × 62 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 11 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3440 - A199 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 02 December 2021, 04.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Piano Player II. 1978.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated, titled, with measurements and directional arrow on the overlap: K.S. 1978 B. H. 32 x 40 PIANO PLAYER II.

102 × 82 cm.

CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)

Sold for CHF 10 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3403 - Z41 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 03 December 2016, 02.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Birdikon. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, also monogrammed, dated and titled on the reverse: KS 1979 BIRDIKON, furthermore with the measurements and a direction arrow.

162 x 162 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 10 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3343 - Z31 PostWar & Contemporary - Friday 09 December 2011, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Ohne Titel. (Small blue one). 1974.

Acryl auf Leinwand.

Unten mittig mit dem Monogramm: KS.

101 x 82 cm.

CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)

Sold for CHF 10 200

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Lot 3416 - A195 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 05 December 2020, 02.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Orange Center. 1969.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower left: KS.

55.5 × 46.3 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 10 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3439 - A199 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 02 December 2021, 04.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Dancing I. 1980.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated, titled, with measurements and directional arrow on the overlap: KS1980 Dancing I 311/2 x 31 1/2.

80.7 × 80 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

Sold for CHF 8 125 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6899 - ibid125 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 08 December 2021, 04.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

And February. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated and directional arrow on the overlap: KS 1979.

40,6 × 40,6 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 550 / 2 580)

Sold for CHF 7 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3412 - A183 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 09 December 2017, 02.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Inside - outside. 1960.

Oil and acrylic on canvas.

Signed on the reverse: KIMBER SMITH.

46 x 38 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

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Lot 3401 - Z41 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 03 December 2016, 02.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Untitled. 1960.

Watercolour and gouache on paper.

Monogrammed lower left: KS.

66 x 50 cm.

CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)

Sold for CHF 5 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6900 - ibid125 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 08 December 2021, 04.30 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

January or March. 1979.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower centre: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated, entitled, with measurements and directional arrow on the overlap: KS 1979 JANUARY OR MARCH 16 X 13.

41.8 × 33.4 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

Sold for CHF 3 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6897 - ibid121 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 07 July 2021, 05.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Portrait of Miles. 1980.

Acrylic on canvas.

Monogrammed lower left: KS, as well as monogrammed, dated, titled as well as with directional arrow and measurements on the overlap: KS 1980 21 x 15 PORTRAIT OF MILES.

54 × 38 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 3 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6893 - ibid131 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 07 December 2022, 01.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Untitled.

Gouache and pencil on thick paper.

Monogrammed lower right: KS, also signed and with directional arrow verso: KIMBER SMITH.

65 × 50 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6894 - ibid131 PostWar & Contemporary – online only - Wednesday 07 December 2022, 01.00 PM

KIMBER SMITH

(Boston 1922–1981 East Hampton)

Untitled.

Gouache on paper.

Monogrammed lower right: KS, also signed and with directional arrow verso: KIMBER SMITH.

65.2 × 50 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

Sold for CHF 1 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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