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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 162 (P 226)
After Honoré Daumier: Saltimbanques resting
Alternate title: Copie de Daumier
Before 1916
Pastel on cardboard
17 11/16 x 23 5/8 in. (45 x 60 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a handwritten label: Theod. Pitcairn/ N° 226/ The Gamblers (Copy of Daumier Ptg) on the protective backing board in the center.
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [33] [P 226]: p. [2], Gamblers - Copy of Painting by Daumier, 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 226: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, The Gamblers (Copy Daumier), Smit, Pastel, 17 3/4 x 23 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
Richard & Ruth Yardumian (most likely a gift from the above who had great admiration for the composer Richard Yardumian)
Brian & Esther Yardumian-Smyth, USA (gift from the above)
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 10, as Copie de Daumier, pastel.Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2 ("… en hoe meesterlijk hij een Daumier copiëert …").Handelsblad 1916b
M. V. "Kunst: Larensche Kunsthandel." Algemeen Handelsblad (Amsterdam), 04-04-1916, p. 6 ("… Een copy naar Daumier (cat. 10 pastel) …").Notes
This pastel is a copy of the painting which is today in the collection of the Norton Simon Art Foundation, USA, Inv. 1976.06.P. Philippe Smit could have seen the "Saltimbanques" at the Paris Ecole des Beaux-Art exhibition of 1901. But we think that he made his copy after a reproduction at a later date.
Record last updated September 20, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "After Honoré Daumier: Saltimbanques resting, Before 1916 (PS 162)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=162 (accessed on July 8, 2025).