In his youth he was most inspired by the work of three artists named Paul (Signac, Gauguin and Cézanne).
As a boy, he was one of the first two children to receive art lessons from the famous artist Arie Smit, and so one of the founders of the "Young Artists" movement.
Arie Vardi | Julia Smit | Arie Luyendyk | Kodi Smit-McPhee | India.Arie | Jan Smit | Christian Reus-Smit | Arie van Beek | Arie Jan Haagen-Smit | Smit International | Smit | Lisa Arie | Joseph Smit | Jan Smit (singer) | Jane Smit | Arie W. Kruglanski | Arie Smit | Arie Slob | Arie Selinger | Arie de Geus | Arie Andries Kruithof |