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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
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Series: Lotty
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1924
PS 250
Michael with an Angel
1924
Pastel on cardboard
24 3/8 x 21 5/16 in. (62 x 54 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated upper right: Philippe/ 1924
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Provenance
Ernst Pfeiffer senior (commissioned)
Ernst Pfeiffer jun. & Sonja C. Pfeiffer (by descent)
Gabrielle Pfeiffer (by descent)
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above in 2023)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus 1924b
Niehaus, Kasper. "Nieuwe Werken van Philippe Smit." De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), 14-12-1924, p. 9 ("… een pastel van een kind, met een engel …").
Notes

Michael, eldest son of Ernst Pfeiffer sr., died at the age of four from a badly treated case of appendicitis. Ernst Pfeiffer commissioned the work upon the death of his son from a photograph (fig. 1). Lotty was the model for the angel.

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FIG. 1 (Photograph courtesy of Mrs. Sonja Pfeiffer).
FIG. 1
(Photograph courtesy of Mrs. Sonja Pfeiffer).
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. "Michael with an Angel, 1924 (PS 250)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=250 (accessed on May 10, 2025).