Hobbe Smith (Witmarsum, December 7, 1862 - Amsterdam, May 1, 1942), was a Dutch painter. His style was influenced by Impressionism.

Life and work: Hobbe Smith was the son of a house painter. He was apprenticed to a lithographer at a young age. In his spare time he took drawing lessons, including at the Quelliniusschool. Thanks to a wealthy patron who recognized his special talent and a royal scholarship, he was able to study at the Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, with August Allebé among others. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, under Karel Verlat.

Smith's style is characterized by a loose, impressionistic touch, with a sense of atmosphere. He painted Smith a wide range of subjects: many figure pieces, often nudes, many sea and city views, but also still lifes, portraits, landscapes, flowers, inner houses, ships, mills, soldiers and history pieces. He admired the work of Jacob Maris, but his own work is lighter and lighter.

In 1888 he won the Willink van Collen Prize. He only gained greater fame later, after an exhibition in the Pulchri Studio in The Hague in 1902. In 1917 he was awarded a gold medal by Queen Wilhelmina. Smith was a member of 'Arti et Amicitiae' and the Artists' Association Sint Lucas in Amsterdam and the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. He died in 1942, aged 79.

Smith's work can be found in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede, the Drents Museum in Assen and the Fries Scheepvaart Museum in Sneek. His paintings also regularly appear during art and antiques auctions.