What movement was James Passmore Smith part of?

James Passmore Smith was part of the Romanticism movement.

Where can I see paintings by James Passmore Smith?

Paintings by James Passmore Smith are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

James Passmore Smith · Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

American

James Passmore Smith is an American Romanticism painter. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art, most of them watercolors.

James Passmore Smith painted tiny, delicate portraits on ivory in the 1820s and 1830s. His 1829 Portrait of a Gentleman and 1834 Portrait of a Lady are both watercolors so small they look like jewelry. These works belong to the early American watercolor tradition.

Tap Portrait of a Gentleman to zoom in and see how he captured his sitters’ faces in soft strokes.