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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 204
Roses au fond rouge (Roses against a Red Background)
Alternate title: Roses au fond rouge
Before 1920
Oil on cardboard
29 3/16 x 17 11/16 in. (74 x 45 cm)
Signed upper right: Philippe Smit
This painting could not be examined during the preparation of the catalogue raisonné.
Provenance
Kunsthandel Willem Kerseboom, NL
Collection drs. E. G. Martens, Den Dolder, NL
Private collection (presumed)
Exhibitions
1920 Sparren
Kunsthandel De Heem, Atelier 'de Sparren', Laren, Netherlands, Tentoonstelling Phillippe Smit, October 03–11, 1920, no. 25, as Roses au fond rouge.Literature & Primary Sources
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant 1920
"Uit het Gooi." Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (Rotterdam), 05-10-1920, p. 5 ("… no. 25 een roode shawl, waartegen rozen staan en het blauw zwarte rijke van bramen …").Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant 1920
C***. "Kunst in het Gooi." Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant (Zwolle), 02-10-1920, p. 10 ("… een prachtig gloedvol bloemenstuk met purpuren draperie …").De Gooi- en Eemlander 1920a
H. v. C. "Schilderkunst: Tentoonstelling van schilderijen en pastels door Philippe Smit." De Gooi- en Eemlander (Hilversum), 13-10-1920, p. 2, as Roses au fond rouge ("… 'roses au fond rouge', no. 25 …").Notes
Work and its provenance known from a photograph kept by the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), from its exhibition and from various articles in 1920.
Record last updated November 11, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Roses au fond rouge (Roses against a Red Background), Before 1920 (PS 204)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=204 (accessed on May 9, 2025).