Since launching their artistic journey in 2005, the Smiths have maintained a consistent presence in the competitive UK art market. Their series – including The Lost Impossimals™, Impossimals®, and The Lost Alice™ – explore human habits through surreal, often mischievous characters, indulging in relatable pastimes like baking, drinking, and relaxing.
The Sofa Loafers print, a perfect example of this playful narrative, captures a scene of laid-back lounging, infused with the pair’s trademark humour and soft-edged surrealism. Originally sold through Castle Fine Art at £499, the edition has since sold out, testifying to its collectability and popularity.
| Medium: | art |
| Format: | |
| Size (Framed): | 68 x 86 cm |
| Size (Unframed): | 41 x 60 cm |
| Signed: | Yes |
| Limited Edition: | Edition 96 of 250 |
Peter Smith has established himself as one of the UK’s leading naïve artists, with a large back catalogue of limited editions spanning (initially) paper and canvas editions, sculptures and of course original paintings. His editions remain highly collectable & sort after.
As of 2024, his story based naïve artwork have been in constant publication since 2005! which is no small achievement in the fast moving UK art market.
His ‘Impossimals’ (created by himself & his wife Jayne Smith) characters are comedic and zany interpretations of people & their habits, I see them as cartoon-like ‘hippo’ characters, and they seem to get up to all sorts of mischief over the years including: drinking, eating chocolate & ice-cream, making cakes and baking!
Over time, Peter has also experimented with other collectables including keyrings, cufflinks, compact mirrors, paper weights and best selling calendars which I believe he publishes himself for his fans. However, it is without doubt his hilarious limited edition sculptures, often accompany artwork of the same name, that have sold equally as well as his prints. As of 2024 Peter has released at least 25 sculptures editions.
Peter is versatile and has turned his award winning style to other subject matters. In 2015 he released ‘Peter Smith – The Lost Alice Collection’, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carol’s ’Alice In Wonderland’ series – characters that have captured the hearts of children and adults for generation – with 4 amazing sculptures and 6 wonderful canvas limited editions.
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