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PS 261 (P 209)
Marijke, Study
Alternate titles: Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn (Study for the Angel of the Twilight); Study for Angel de Crepuscule
1925
Charcoal on paper
25 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (64.5 x 49.5 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: exhibition label Philadelphia and a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ N° 209/ Portrait of Mrs. Pitcairn/ Study for L'Ange du Crepuscule on the protective backing sheet upper center and in the center respectively.
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [54] [P 209]: p. [3], Drawings - Mrs. Pitcairn, 22 x 26 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 209: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Mrs. Pitcairn (study for the angel of the Twilight), Smit, Drawing, 25 1/4 x 19 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 24, ill. b/w, as Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn (Study for the Angel of the Twilight), Drawing - Circa 1930, 31 1/2 x 25 1/2 [in.]
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 49, 1920, Study for Angel de Crepuscule, 11-1960-49 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
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No known published references.
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Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Marijke, Study, 1925 (PS 261)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=261 (accessed on May 10, 2025).