Smith's Neck
n.d.
29 3/4 in. x 35 3/4 in.
Edward Gregory Smith,
American,
(May 2, 1880–November 7, 1961)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. George Lester in memory of Sophie Barney Lester
Accession Number:
1971.4
A view of the marshland in Old Lyme, known as Smith's Neck, on a gray day. Employing broad strokes of creamy paint, Smith conveys the dramatic atmospheric effects of the coastal region on a grey day. Smith's Neck is a peninsula of land where the Black Hall and Duck rivers meet at Long Island.