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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Series: Marijke
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Classification: Drawing
Theme: figurative
Medium: Charcoal
Support: On paper
Year: 1920
PS 223 (P 216)
Marijke Seated, Study
Alternate title: Portrait of Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn (seated)
1920–22
Charcoal on paper
24 x 18 7/8 in. (61 x 48 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: exposition label Philadelphia (fig. 1) and a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ N° 216/ Portrait of Mrs. Pitcairn in sitting attitude on the protective backing sheet upper center and in the center respectively.
Private collection, USA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [50] [P 216] ?: p. [3], Drawings - Mrs. Pitcairn, 22 x 28 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 216: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Mrs. Pitcairn in sitting attitude of meditation (study for 'soupir' / the Fountain), Smit, Drawing, 24 x 18 3/4 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
Mark Andre Arrimour (gift from the estate of the above)
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 59, Portrait of Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn (seated), 11-1960-59 (title and n° on the exhibition label {n°60 on receipt of return}).
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus 1955
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 19 ("... A drawing of the angel in this painting ['Soupir'] (without.
Notes

This drawing, a study for the large painting "Sigh" [PS 224], decorates the cover (fig. 2) of Het boek verzegeld met zeven zegelen (The Book Sealed with Seven Seals) by Theodore Pitcairn, 1926 (fig. 3).

Additional images
FIG. 1 Exposition label: 1960 Philadelphia
FIG. 1
Exposition label: 1960 Philadelphia
FIG. 2 Cover: Pitcairn, Theodore: Het boek verzegeld met zeven zegelen, 's-Gravenhage: Swedenborg Genootschap, 1926.
FIG. 2
Cover: Pitcairn, Theodore: Het boek verzegeld met zeven zegelen, 's-Gravenhage: Swedenborg Genootschap, 1926.
FIG. 3 Frontispiece and title page.
FIG. 3
Frontispiece and title page.
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. "Marijke Seated, Study, 1920–22 (PS 223)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=223 (accessed on May 10, 2025).