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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.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn (gift by the artist)
Richard & Ruth Yardumian (most likely a gift from the above who had great admiration for the composer Richard Yardumian)
Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, Inv. 07.PL.1479 (donation from the estate of Ruth Yardumian in 1997)
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).