Varo frequently depicted solitary figures in intimate, mysterious relationships with animals and natural elements, sharing Smith's interest in the feminine figure intertwined with symbolic creatures in a dreamlike, spiritual context.

Rego created figurative works exploring the psychological and symbolic bonds between human figures and animals, often with a similar sense of quiet tension and narrative intimacy found in Smith's composition.

Carrington's work consistently explored surreal and mythological relationships between women and animals, blending the corporeal with the symbolic in ways that closely echo the spiritual and intimate quality of Smith's figure with a snake.