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Sailboat on Skaneateles LakeFrom a personal sketchbook of Edmond Reuel Smith's, dated 1879, still retained by family members. Courtesy of Judy Kaspar | E. R. Smith BookAraucanians or Notes of a Tour Among the Indian Tribes of Southern Chile - that's the full title of the book published by E. R. S. after his Naval expedition in 1854. | Old BarnThis sagging barn caught the eye of E. R. S. and became the subject of an etching. From the private collection of Judy Kaspar. |
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Skaneateles HouseThis colorful watercolor is at a location in Skaneateles that is lost to history now. From the private collection of Judy Kaspar. | Tower of the Old MintE. R. S. toured the Loire River in France, and along the way sketched this tower in Blois. From the private collection of Judy Kaspar. | CharactersSketched from his hotel window, apparently. Sketch from the private collection of Judy Kaspar. |
Among the TreesE. R. S. had a fondness for sketching and etching trees. Many graphite drawings are in his practice pads, and this one made it all the way to a print. From the private collection of Judy Kaspar. | AlgiersAlgiers was a North African destination that E. R. S. took in, creating many watercolor sketches of the exotic scenes encountered some time around 1883. From the private collection of Judy Kaspar. |
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