Adrianus Wilhelmus (Arie) Smit (born April 15 1916, Zaandam), is a Dutch-born Indonesian painter living on Bali. Arie Smit was the third of eight children of a trader in cheese and confectionery. His family moved in 1924 from Zaandam to Rotterdam, where Smit eventually studied graphic design at the Academy of Arts. In his youth he was most inspired by the work of three artists named Paul (Signac, Gauguin and Cezanne). Wikipedia
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