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

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Photo: Michiel Elsevier Stokmans, NL; © FdDPS
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: landscape
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1916
PS 167
After Jean-François Millet: Spring
Alternate titles: Printemps d'après Millet; Printemps van Millet
Before 1916
Pastel on cardboard
23 x 29 5/8 in. (58 x 75 cm)
Signed and inscribed lower left: Philippe copie d'après Millet
Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills, California, Etats-Unis
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 9, as Printemps d'après Millet, pastel.
Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2, as Printemps van Millet.
Notes

Philippe Smit must have seen Le Printemps by Millet in the Louvre Museum, which received it as a donation in 1887. Today, this painting can be seen in  the musée d'Orsay, Paris, Inv. RF509 (fig. 1).

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After Jean-François Millet: Spring, Before 1916 (PS 167)
Photo: © Musée d'Orsay / Patrice Schmidt
Record last updated November 11, 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 Jean-François Millet: Spring, Before 1916 (PS 167)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=167 (accessed on May 11, 2025).