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by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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Photo: Noami Pitcairn; © FdDPS
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Series: Flowers in a Vase
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PS 101 (P 206)
Anémones (Anemones)
Alternate title: Anémone[s]
1914
Pastel on cardboard
28 x 25 in. (71 x 63.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe/ 1914
On the back: a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ N°206/ Anemones in Earthenware Vase/ Signed: Philippe 1914
This pastel could not be examined during the preparation of the catalogue raisonné.
Private collection, USA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no number [27] [P 206]: p. [1], Pot of Flowers, Anemone, 26 x 29 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 206: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Anemones (in blueish tinted earthenware pot with dark blue design, signed Philippe Smit 1914), Smit, Pastel, 27 1/2 x 25 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
Philip & Beryl Odhner (gift from the above who was a very close friend with Bishop Odhner and his wife)
Jeannette Odhner-Botha (by descent)
Paula Botha-Blair (gift from the above)
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 50, as Anémone[s], pastel (this exhibit corresponds most probably to [PS 101]).Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated May 9, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Anémones (Anemones), 1914 (PS 101)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=101 (accessed on May 10, 2025).