4 – 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁artist ▁from ▁Bor de aux ▁who ▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁impression ist , ▁post - im pression ist ▁and ▁f au v ist ▁style . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁res emble ▁the ▁early ▁works ▁of ▁Claude ▁Mon et . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bor de aux ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁a ▁father ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁origin ▁and ▁a ▁mother ▁from ▁Bor de aux . ▁He ▁joined ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁local ▁landscape ▁artists ▁who ▁followed ▁Cour bet ▁and ▁Cor ot . ▁Smith ▁studied ▁with ▁Hi pp oly te ▁Pr ad elles ▁( 1 8 7 6 ), ▁Lé once ▁Ch ab ry ▁( 1 8 8 0 ) ▁and ▁Ama de us ▁Baud it ▁( 1 8 8 4 ). ▁The ▁distinguished ▁artist ▁Alfred ▁Philippe ▁Roll ▁noticed ▁Smith ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁promote ▁his ▁work . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁the ▁Sal on ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁ear ning ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁his ▁painting ▁Le ▁qu ai ▁de ▁Bac al an ▁le ▁soir ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Bor de aux ▁school , ▁disp la cing ▁Louis ▁Aug u in . ▁However , ▁with ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁living ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁fully ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁to ▁painting ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁In