Lucien Smith’s Final Paintings Revisit His Early Artistic Success
Lucien Smith, who died at 37, left a final body of paintings after largely withdrawing from the art world following rapid early success.
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Artist Lucien Smith, who died at 37, achieved rapid success early in his career before largely stepping away from the art world.
His final body of paintings returns to that early chapter. The New York Times frames the work as a kind of exorcism, connecting his last paintings with the dazzling promise of his beginnings.
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