▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁third ▁class ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁des ▁Art istes ▁français , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁cheval ier ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our . ▁Smith ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁regularly ▁at ▁French ▁sal ons ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁museum s . ▁Smith ▁was ▁distinguished ▁for ▁the ▁atmos pher ic ▁ev ocation ▁of ▁the ▁woods , ▁gard ens ▁and ▁city sc apes , ▁with ▁a ▁subt le ▁and ▁nu anced ▁p alette . ▁He ▁painted ▁scenes ▁from ▁Bor de aux , ▁Paris ▁and ▁Ven ice ▁before ▁discover ing ▁the ▁Cre use ▁valley . ▁As ▁Smith ' s ▁style ▁m ature d ▁he ▁adapted ▁a ▁br ighter ▁p alette , ▁displayed ▁in ▁his ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁the ▁Cre use ▁valley . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cro z ant ▁School , ▁a ▁broad ▁collection ▁of ▁artists ▁who ▁painted ▁nature ▁around ▁this ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁Cre use ▁valley . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Les ▁Qu ais ▁de ▁Bor de aux , ▁Le ▁So ir ▁( 1 8 9 2 ) ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Société ▁des ▁Am is