The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 424 (P 109)
Path in Fontainebleau Forest
1934
Pastel on cardboard
15 x 16 3/8 in. (38 x 41.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed with initials lower right: PhS
On the back: two metal plates: Pitcairn and 109 on the frame center left.
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 109, p. 2, grand salon, Tableau par Philippe Smit./ Automne 1934 (Chemin dans la forêt). 5.000 [FRF].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 109 F, Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Autumn in the Forest dated 1934, Smit, Pastel, 14 3/4 x 16 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Richard & Ruth Yardumian (most likely a gift from the above who had great admiration for the composer Richard Yardumian)
Mira Yardumian (by descent)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated November 2, 2016. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Path in Fontainebleau Forest, 1934 (PS 424)." The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. http://www.philippesmit.com/cr/catalogue/entry.php?id=424 (accessed on April 20, 2024).