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

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Classification: Pastel
Theme: landscape
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1916
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
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, RF MO AG 2024 4 (donation The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA, USA)
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
Nicolaas Urban
Jeanne Urban-Boudeau (by descent)
Theodore Pitcairn (bought from the above in 1962)
Deana (Diene) Pitcairn-Duncan (by descent)
The Lord's New Church (donation from the above in 2016)
Etablissement public du musée d'Orsay et du musée de l'Orangerie (donation from the above in 2024)
Exhibitions
2026 Paris
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
artprice.com 2026
Mel P. "Lumière du Nord, en dessins scandinaves et hollandais au Musée d'Orsay." artprice.com, 23-02-2026, as Clair de lune.
Connaissance des arts 2026
Guy Boyer, Laura Marty, Valérie Bouret-Aubertot le. "Arts et Expositions." Connaissance des arts (Paris), 23-02-2026, as Claire de lune, Maartensdijk.
expo.paris 2026
"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.
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).