Peter Purves Smith oil on canvas, 65.4 x 92.7 cm, by Peter Purves Smith
cyf Early Morning in Paris Peter Purves Smith (26 March 1912 - 23 July 1949), born Charles Roderick Purves Smith, was an Australian painter. Born in Melbourne, Purves Smith studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London and under progressive art teacher George Bell in Melbourne.
