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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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Classification: Drawing
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pencil
Support: On paper
Year: 1925
PS 278 (P 1071; LNC 121)
Head of Artist's Father
Alternate title: Head of Grandfather Smit
1925–30
Pencil on paper
7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (19.5 x 13.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed with initials lower right: Ph. S
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1071: Brought from France, Head of Grandfather Smit - Hand against Cheek, Drawing, 9 1/2 x 7 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 1071: p. 4, The Main Residence - Hall to Master Bedroom, Head of Grandfather Smit (Hand against cheek), Drawing, 9 1/2 x 7 [in.].
Provenance
Marijke Urban-Pitcairn
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above)
Exhibitions
1988 Glencairn Museum
Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, New Light, Ten Artists Inspired by Emanuel Swedenborg, January 30–March 13, 1988, no. 8, ill. b/w, as Head of Grandfather Smit, pencil, 9 1/2" x 7," courtesy of the Lord's New Church which is Nova Hierosolyma.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated March 23, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Head of Artist's Father, 1925–30 (PS 278)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=278 (accessed on May 10, 2025).