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ARTIST: Vincent Theodore Smarkusz (Connecticut 1919 - 1974) TITLE: Nude Couple with Animals MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board. CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 14 x 19 inches / 35 x 48 cm FRAME SIZE: 19 x 24 inches / 48 x 60 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 127370 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Vincent Theodore Smarkusz was born on February 18, 1919 - in the industrial city of New Britain, Connecticut. Born and raised in a Catholic, working class, Polish speaking community called "Little Poland" in New Britain, Connecticut. Vincent and his brothers also walked to Sacred Heart School - a Polish Catholic grade school located on Gold Street.Vincent Smarkusz began drawing in the 4th grade of Sacred Heart School at the age of 9. He was a distracted student, but a favorite of the Nuns who said "he was quiet and obeyed all the rules".Teenaged Vincent traveled to the Beardsley Zoo in New Haven to practice his drawings of animals, children and people. He visited the beaches and lakeside parks of Connecticut for the water and wildlife, and to draw people and pets at the shore.