The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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PS 169 (LNC 245)
Clair de lune, Maartensdijk (Moonlight, Maartensdijk)
Alternate titles: Clair de lune; Clair de lune, Maartensdijk / Moonlight, Maartensdijk; Claire de lune, Maartensdijk
1916
Pastel on cardboard
34 11/16 x 27 3/16 in. (88 x 69 cm)
Undisdinctly signed lower right: Philippe/ ?; signed, titled and dated on the back upper left: Philippe Smit/ Claire [sic] de lune/ Maartensdijk/ Holland/ Juli 1916
Inventories
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, 1930, s.n., private archives: no. [02]: Maanlandschap - pastel.
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Tableaux Philippe, n.d. [ante 1955], private archives: no. 04: Pastel, Claire [sic] de lune.
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Fontainebleau, 1955, s.n., private archives: no. [04]: Clair de lune à travers les arbres, grand pastel - Ph. Smit.
Provenance
Exhibitions
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Lumière du nord: dessins scandinaves et hollandais du musée d’Orsay / Northern Lights: Scandinavian and Dutch drawings from the Musée d'Orsay, February 10–May 10, 2026, as Clair de lune, Maartensdijk / Moonlight, Maartensdijk.
Literature & Primary Sources
Mel P. "Lumière du Nord, en dessins scandinaves et hollandais au Musée d'Orsay." artprice.com, 23-02-2026, as Clair de lune.
Guy Boyer, Laura Marty, Valérie Bouret-Aubertot le. "Arts et Expositions." Connaissance des arts (Paris), 23-02-2026, as Claire de lune, Maartensdijk.
"Lumière du Nord: le trait nordique entre brume et intimité." expo.paris: le site des exposition à Paris (Paris), 2026, as Claire de lune, Maartensdijk.
- Musée d'Orsay, Les collections (musee-orsay.fr)
Record last updated February 9, 2026. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Clair de lune, Maartensdijk (Moonlight, Maartensdijk), 1916 (PS 169)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=169 (accessed on April 16, 2026).