The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 276
Lotty eating, Study
Alternate title: Lotty (et une assiette)
1925–30
Charcoal on paper
24 3/8 x 18 5/16 in. (62 x 46.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed on the back upper right: Philippe Smit
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
Inventories
Inv. Lotty Urban-Leteneur, n.d. [ante 1953], s.n., private archives: no. [74]: p. 3, Dessin: Tête d'ange d'après Lottie (Etude pour la Scène [sic]).
Exhibitions
Musée municipal, Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, Le Mystère Philippe Smit 1886 - 1948, April 01–November 30, 2000, as Lotty (et une assiette).
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
Even though the artist has reused the figure of this darwing for the angel of the cover of the Bible, [PS 274], we believe that this preparatory study, given its size, is rather the project for a composition in oil or pastel which was never executed or lost.
See biographical note on Lotty Urban.
Record last updated April 29, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Lotty eating, Study, 1925–30 (PS 276)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=276 (accessed on May 11, 2025).