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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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Classification: Painting
Theme: still Life
Medium: Oil
Support: On canvas
Year: 1927
PS 287 (P 1023; LNC 111)
Field Flowers in a Red Earthenware Jar
1927
Oil on canvas
57 1/8 x 45 1/2 in. (145 x 115.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: two metal plates: Mme Pitcairn and 1023 on the frame upper right.
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 1023: p. [1], grand salon, Grand tableau par Philippe Smit./ Fleurs des champs dans un grand vase en terre. 7.000 [FRF].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1023: Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, Wild Flowers in large earthen vase, Oil, 56 1/2 x 44 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. [P 1023]: p. 3, The Main Residence - Large Living Room, * [ms: * Poppies, daisies + other flowers in dark vase, Oil].
Exhibitions
1948 Maurs
Galerie Pierre Maurs, Paris, Peinture et Pastels de Philippe Smit, February 04, 1948, s.n., listed in the annotated catalogue: [P] 1023 Tableau Fleurs sauvage dans vase en grès, possibly added.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated April 20, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Field Flowers in a Red Earthenware Jar, 1927 (PS 287)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=287 (accessed on May 10, 2025).