The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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Series
Series: Berendina
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PS 171 (P 4000)
Berendina in Meditation
Alternate titles: Mrs. Smit in Meditation; Portrait de Mme Smit en Méditation
1917
58 11/16 x 38 13/16 in. (149 x 98.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated upper right: Philippe Smit/ 1917
On the back: a handwritten label:Diene/ N° 4000/ Mrs Smit in Meditation on the protective backing panel upper center.
Inventories
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 4000]: A Mademoiselle Diene [Deana] Pitcairn: Pastels, 5- Madame Smit en méditation (peignoir couleur bordeaux châle blanc).
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 4000: Mrs. Diene [Deana] Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Mrs. Smit in Meditation, Pastel, 60 x 70 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 26, as Portrait de Mme Smit en Méditation.
Notes
See biographical note on Berendina Hubscher.
Record last updated July 4, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Berendina in Meditation, 1917 (PS 171)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=171 (accessed on May 10, 2025).