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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].
Provenance
Marijke Urban-Pitcairn
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above)
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.
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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).