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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 159 (LNC 122)
Couple in a Park
Alternate title: Les amoureux
Before 1916
Pastel on cardboard
29 7/8 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
Inventories
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, 1930, s.n., private archives: no. [19]: Park met figuren - pastel.
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Tableaux Philippe, n.d. [ante 1955], private archives: no. 13: Pastel, parc avec deux amoureux.
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Fontainebleau, 1955, s.n., private archives: no. [08]: Le Park [sic] aux amoureux - Ph. Smit.
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no number s. n.: p. 2, The Church Hall - Vestibule, Figures in Park, Pastel, 29 x 24 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Nicolaas Urban
Jeanne Urban-Boudeau (by descent)
Theodore Pitcairn (bought from the above in 1962)
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above)
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 38, as Les amoureux, pastel (this exhibit corresponds most probably to [PS 159]).Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2 ("… Twee gelieven schrijden door een park …").Record last updated February 9, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Couple in a Park, Before 1916 (PS 159)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=159 (accessed on July 9, 2025).