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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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PS 111 (P 2502)
Jeune fille dans une cuisine (Girl in a Kitchen)
Alternate titles: Emma à la fenêtre - La Veillée (Emma at the Window - The Night-Watch); Jeune fille dans une cuisine
1914–16
Pastel on cardboard
28 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. (72 x 59.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a label: Emma at the window/ (La Veillee)/ N° 2502/ Laren on the protective backing panel lower center.
Inventories
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 2502]: A Monsieur Laren Pitcairn: Pastels, 4- Emma à la fenêtre.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 2502: Mr. Laren Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Emma at the Window, Pastel, 29 3/4 x 24 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 2502: p. 4, The Main Residence - Stairway to Master Bedroom, Emma at the Window, Pastel, 29 3/4 x 24 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Berendina Hubscher
Laren Pitcairn (donation from the above in 1952)
Elizabeth Pitcairn (gift from the above)
Siri Yardumian Hurst (in exchange for Berendina in Green Dress [PS 107])
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, ?, as Jeune fille dans une cuisine (see Zelling).Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 1, as Jeune fille dans une cuisine.Notes
See biographical note on Emma Smit.
Record last updated October 7, 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 une cuisine (Girl in a Kitchen), 1914–16 (PS 111)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=111 (accessed on May 14, 2025).