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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Classification: Pastel
Theme: landscape
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1914
PS 118 (P 190; LNC 153)
Dutch Heather Scene
c.1914–16
Pastel on cardboard
33 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (86 x 70 cm)
Dedicated and signed lower left: souvenir de fête/ a [sic] Mme Bon/ Philippe
On the back: a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ N°190/ Dutch Heather Scene (Church in Background) en haut au milieu.
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [24] [P 190]: p. [1], Dutch Heather Scene with Village in back, Smit, 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 190: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Dutch Heather Scene (Church Tower in Background left, marked 'Souvenir de Fete A Made Bon'), Smit, Pastel, 34 x 28 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 190: p. 4, The Main Residence - Bedroom #1, Dutch Heather Scene (Church tower in Background left, Marked 'Souvenir de Fete a Mme. Bon'), Pastel, 34 x 28 [in.].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Additional images
Painting hanging above the fireplace in the large living room in Theodore Pitcairn's house, Bryn Athyn (photograph, before 1945, private archives, Paris).
Painting hanging above the fireplace in the large living room in Theodore Pitcairn's house, Bryn Athyn (photograph, before 1945, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated May 18, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Dutch Heather Scene, c.1914–16 (PS 118)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=118 (accessed on May 16, 2025).