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Pierre Jacques Smit

Pierre Jacques Smit
Pierre Jacques Smit (unknown), Dutch, Pierre Jacques Smit is a Dutch artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Globe fish and Coffer fish (1893-1896)

    Globe fish and Coffer fish (1893-1896)

    Pierre Jacques Smit (Dutch, unknown)

    Two fish hover on the page—one round as a lantern, the other boxy with rough edges. Delicate watercolor washes bring their scales to life, each brushstroke hinting at the ocean’s hidden oddities. No waves, no reefs, just these peculiar forms suspended in pale emptiness.