Brian St Alban Smith "After Cocktail Dancing" Oil, 1966

Brian St Alban Smith (1926 - 2014)
Title: After Cocktail Dancing, 1966
Oil on board, signed and dated lower right.

Measurements: 25.5cm x 20cm (Frame: 36cm x 30cm)

Condition: Artwork is in good condition - No evidence of punctures, mould or restoration. It has been varnished to protect the paint. The original wood frame possesses minor surface scratches, indentations and scuffs. The linen matt board surround also presents wear commensurate with its age.

Provenance: The Collection of Leonie & Ian Mcleod, NSW.

Biography: Brian St Alban Smith was born in Singapore in 1926. During the closing stages of World War II, as a very young man, he served in the RAAF as an air-gunner, following this service with a stint in the British Army in India. He then served six years in the Royal Australian Engineers. Married his wife Greta in Victoria in 1948, where they went onto have 3 beautiful children. Brian was unwell for a lengthy period in the 1960s, suffering bipolar disorder (manic depression) and thereafter settled to live as a writer and artist in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. He specialised in oil painting and poetry, with a focus on expressionism and impressionism.