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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 184 (P 166; LNC 178)
Emma at the Harp
Alternate title: Emma at the Harp
1918
Oil on canvas
61 1/2 x 42 3/16 in. (156 x 107 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe/ 1918
On the back: exposition label Philadelphia on the frame upper right.
Inventories
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 166 F: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Emma at the Harp, Smit, Oil, 60 1/2 x 41 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 166: p. 2, The Church Hall - Art Gallery, Emma at the Harp, Oil, 60 1/2 x 41 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above; until February 2025, on loan at the Gallery at 409, Point Pleasant, WV)
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 23, Oil, 60 1/2 x 41 1/2 [in.], 1916, Emma at the Harp, 11-1960-23 (title and n° on the exhibition label).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 at the Harp, 1918 (PS 184)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=184 (accessed on May 10, 2025).