The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 230 (P 174; LNC 189)
Self-Portrait of the Artist
Alternate titles: Portrait de l'artiste; Portret; Self Portrait; Self Portrait (with yellow book); Self Portrait With Yellow Book (1919); Zelfportret
c.1921–22
Oil on canvas
47 5/16 x 40 3/16 in. (120 x 102 cm) (sight size)
Signed upper right: Philippe Smit
On the back: exhibition label Philadelphia on the protective backing board upper center, a fragment of a small label: [figure unreadable]-1929-5 on the protective backing board towards center left and the same label in good condition: 36-1929-5 on the side of the frame lower right.
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [18] [P 174], p. [1], Self Portrait of Artist, Smit, 41 x 51 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 174, Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Self Portrait of Artist, Smit, Oil, 51 x 41 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 174, p. 3, The Main Residence - Large Living Room, Self portrait, Oil, 51 x 41 [in.].
Exhibitions
Vereeniging voor Vreemdelingenverkeer, Hotel Corvin, Hilversum, Netherlands, De tentoonstelling van werken door Gooische Kunstenaars, December 16, 1922–January 07, 1923, no. 126, as Portret, schilderij.
Kunstzaal Fetter, Amsterdam, Netherlands, [unknown title], October 20–26, 1923.
Atelier 'de Sparren', Laren, Netherlands, Philippe Smit, Laatste Werken, October 01–08, 1923, ?, as Zelfportret, (see Niehaus 1923).
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 23, ill. color, as Self Portrait, Oil - Circa 1930, 58 1/2 x 46 [in.].
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 16, Oil, 41 x 51 [in.], 1919, Self Portrait (with yellow book), 11-1960-16 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
H. v. C. "Schilderkunst II." De Gooi- en Eemlander (Hilversum), 30-12-1922, p. 2, as Zelfportret ("… drie grote doeken … zelfportret …").
"Uit het Gooi: Tentoostelling te Hilversum." Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (Rotterdam), 19-12-1922, p. 9, as Portret.
Niehaus, Kasper. "Werken door Gooische Kunstenaars." De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), 21-12-1922, p. 9, as Zelfportret.
Niehaus, Kasper. "Philippe Smit, 'De Sparren', Laren." De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), 04-10-1923, p. 6, as Zelfportret.
Hyatt, Winfred. "The Art of Philippe Smit." In The Bulletin, vol. XIII, n° 2. Bryn Athyn, PA: Sons of the Academy, November 1924, p. 33–34 & 42–43, p. 42.
Niehaus, Kasper. "Schilderkunst, Philippe Smit." Maandblad voor beeldende kunsten Eerste Jaargang, n°11 (11/1924), p. 324, ill. pl. [01], as Zelfportret.
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 27-28 & 29, as Portrait de l'artiste.
Grafly, Dorothy. "Summer Exhibits." The Philadelphia Bulletin (19-06-1960), as Self Portrait With Yellow Book (1919).
Additional images
Photograph of the opening of the Springfield exhibition, 1 December 1957 (private archives, Paris).
Record last updated May 13, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Self-Portrait of the Artist, c.1921–22 (PS 230)." The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. http://www.philippesmit.com/cr/catalogue/entry.php?id=230 (accessed on April 19, 2024).