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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 104
Jeune fille dans le lit (Girl in a Bed)
Alternate titles: Emma dans son lit (Emma in Bed); Jeune fille au lit; Jeune fille dans le lit; La fille au lit; Meisje in bed
1914
Pastel on cardboard
27 3/16 x 35 7/8 in. (69 x 91 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe 1914
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
On the back titled by another hand: Jeune fille/ dans le lit
Inventories
Inv. Lotty Urban-Leteneur, n.d. [ante 1953], s.n., private archives: no. [67]: p. 2, Pastels: Emma au lit.
Provenance
Lotty Urban-Leteneur
Theodore Pitcairn
Nishan and Siri Yardumian (gift from the above)
Siri Yardumian Hurst
Florence Leteneur (in exchange for Countryside with Village [PS 36] and Concert of Angels (three figures), Study [PS 454])
Etablissement public du musée d'Orsay et du musée de l'Orangerie (donation from the above in 2024)
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, ?, as Jeune fille dans le lit (see Zelling).1920 Sparren
Kunsthandel De Heem, Atelier 'de Sparren', Laren, Netherlands, Tentoonstelling Phillippe Smit, October 03–11, 1920, no. 29, as La fille au lit.Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 1, as Jeune fille dans le lit.Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant 1920
C***. "Kunst in het Gooi." Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant (Zwolle), 02-10-1920, p. 10, as Jeune fille au lit.De Gooi- en Eemlander 1920a
H. v. C. "Schilderkunst: Tentoonstelling van schilderijen en pastels door Philippe Smit." De Gooi- en Eemlander (Hilversum), 13-10-1920, p. 2, as La fille au lit ("… no. 29: 'la fille au lit' …").Castellani - Narzt 2021
Castellani, Florence et Andreas Narzt. "Philippe Smit: vergeten schilder die opnieuw aandacht krijgt." Historische Laren Kring Kwartaalbericht 155 (2021), ill. p. 38, as Meisje in bed.Notes
See biographical note on Emma Smit.
Record last updated May 28, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Jeune fille dans le lit (Girl in a Bed), 1914 (PS 104)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=104 (accessed on May 9, 2025).