The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 191 (P 1049)
Old Bearded Man holding a Stick, Study
c.1919
Charcoal on paper
25 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (64 x 43.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed with initials lower right: Ph.S
On the back: a label: [Ma]d P[itc]airn [handwritten]/ 1049 [printed] and two metal plates: 1049 et Mme Pitcairn on the frame lower left.
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 1049: p. 20, bureau de Monsieur Pitcairn, Dessin au crayon noir par Philippe Smit./ Etude de vieillard. 1.500 [FRF].
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [93] [P 1049]: p. [9], palier - salon: Smit Philippe - 'Etude de vieillards [sic]'/ Fusain monogramé [sic] en bas à droite, 61 x 43 [cm].
Provenance
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
This drawing is a study for the old man in the background of the pastel Rollinat playing the piano in its original state before the accident (fig. 1).1
1. See also commentary of Rollinat playing the piano.
Record last updated April 25, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Old Bearded Man holding a Stick, Study, c.1919 (PS 191)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=191 (accessed on May 9, 2025).