The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 173 (P 3504; LNC 193)
Emma with White Shawl
Alternate title: Sister of the Artist with Shawl
1917
Oil on cardboard
31 7/8 x 29 11/16 in. (81 x 75.5 cm)
Signed upper left: Philippe/ 1917
On the back: a handwritten label: Feodor Pitcairn/ N° 3504/ Emma w. White Shawl upper center and a small handwritten label: Feodor on the frame upper center.
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [04] [P 3504]: p. [1], Toiles: Emma au Châle blanc.
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 3504]: Monsieur Feodor Pitcairn: Tableaux, 3- Emma au châle blanc.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 3504: Mr. Feodor Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Emma with White Shawl, Oil, 42 x 29 3/4 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 3504: p. 2, The Church Hall - Vestibule, Emma with white shawl, Oil, 42 x 29 3/4 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
Galerie Pierre Maurs, Paris, Peinture et Pastels de Philippe Smit, February 04, 1948, s.n., listed in the annotated catalogue: Emma au Châle ? possibly added.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 9, as Sister of the Artist with Shawl, Oil - 1917, 40 1/2 x 38 [in.]
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
See biographical note on Emma Smit.
Record last updated March 16, 2025. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Emma with White Shawl, 1917 (PS 173)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=173 (accessed on May 9, 2025).