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

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Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
Lanscape of Recloses with View of La Colonie, 1923 (PS 242). Verso
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Photo: droits réservés; © FdDPS
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: landscape
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1923
PS 242 (P 199; LNC 114)
Lanscape of Recloses with View of La Colonie
Verso: The Death on a Horse, Study
1923
Pastel on cardboard
28 13/16 x 36 3/8 in. (73 x 92.5 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe/ 1923
On the back: a handwritten label: Recloses with Fruit Trees in Bloom/ N° 199/ Theodore Pitcairn on the protective backing panel upper center.
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [26] [P 199]: p. [1], Village of Reclose[s] - Broom Flowers, 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 199: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Village of Recloses (with fruit trees in bloom), Smit, Pastel, 29 x 37 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 199: p. 3, The Main Residence - Dining Room, Recloses, with fruit trees in bloom, Pastel, 29 x 37 1/2 [in.].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes

The unfinished composition on the back of the pastel, the only known from this period, may be linked to the theme of the Knights of the Apocalypse, a subject dealt with in the years 1938-40 (see [PS 460]).

Additional images
Berendina Urban and Philippe Smit in front of the painting, in the house of Theodore Pitcairn, who is seated to the left with Miriam on his lap (old photograph, 1928/29, private archives, Paris)
Berendina Urban and Philippe Smit in front of the painting, in the house of Theodore Pitcairn, who is seated to the left with Miriam on his lap (old photograph, 1928/29, private archives, Paris)
Recloses - La Colonie, historical postcard (private archives, Paris)
Recloses - La Colonie, historical postcard (private archives, Paris)
PS 242 - postcard
PS 242 - postcard
Photo: © FdDPS
Record last updated September 15, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Lanscape of Recloses with View of La Colonie, 1923 (PS 242)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=242 (accessed on May 9, 2025).