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

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Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1915
PS 137 (P 236)
Calvaire (Calvary)
Alternate titles: Crucifixion; Le calvaire
1915
Pastel on cardboard
35 1/8 x 33 1/8 in. (89 x 84 cm)
Signed, dated and titled lower left: Philippe S./ 1915/ Calvaire
On the back: a handwritten label: Christ at the Cross/ N° 2[number unreadabe]6/ T. P. upper center and a small handwritten label: T. P./ 23[on top of a 4]6 on the frame upper center.
Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 236: Rev . Theodore Pitcairn, Christ at the Cross, Smit, Pastel, 35 x 33 [in.].
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 36*, as Le calvaire, pastel, *not for sale.
Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2, as Le calvaire.
Handelsblad 1916b
M. V. "Kunst: Larensche Kunsthandel." Algemeen Handelsblad (Amsterdam), 04-04-1916, p. 6, as Le calvaire.
Additional images
The Calvaire hanging above the window left to the fireplace in the studio at Chateau de La Motte Thoury-Ferrottes (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
The Calvaire hanging above the window left to the fireplace in the studio at Chateau de La Motte Thoury-Ferrottes (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated May 20, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Calvaire (Calvary), 1915 (PS 137)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=137 (accessed on September 12, 2025).