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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Photo: Studio Sebert; © FdDPS
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Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Original frame designed and painted by the artist.
Photo: Studio Sebert; © FdDPS
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1928
PS 301
The Artist's Father Seated in an Armchair
Alternate titles: Le père de l'artiste assis dans un fauteuil; Monsieur Smit Père; Portrait du père de l'artiste
1928
Pastel on cardboard
43 7/8 x 32 5/16 in. (111.5 x 82 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe Smit/ 1928
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
Collection Florence Leteneur-Castellani, Paris
Inventories
Inv. Lotty Urban-Leteneur, n.d. [ante 1953], s.n., private archives: no. [26]: p. [1], Pastels: Grand père Smit dans un fauteuil.
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [77]: p. [8], chambre - salon: Smit Philippe - 'Grand-Père Smit'/ pastel signé en bas à gauche 1928, 114 x 81 [cm].
Exhibitions
1948 Maurs
Galerie Pierre Maurs, Paris, Peinture et Pastels de Philippe Smit, February 04, 1948, no. 64, as Monsieur Smit Père, 1928 (CMS); not shown.
2000 Noyers-sur-Serein
Musée municipal, Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, Le Mystère Philippe Smit 1886 - 1948, April 01–November 30, 2000, as Le père de l'artiste assis dans un fauteuil.
Literature & Primary Sources
Massé 1920–1935
Massé, René. Journal. 1920-21, 1924, 1929-31, 1933-1935, 10-11-1929, p. [9] ("… Le portrait au pastel du père …").
Niehaus 1933a
Niehaus, Kasper. "Te weinig geëerd shilder: De beteekenis van Philippe Smit." De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), 27-01-1933, p. 7 ("… zijn vader …").
Niehaus 1955
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 25, as Portrait du père de l'artiste.
Rivais 2000
Rivais, Jeanine. "Le mystère Philippe Smit (1886-1948)." Le cris d'os, n° 31 (2000), p. 166, ill. p. [167].
Notes

"[…] Arrivée au Château de 'la Motte'/ Le père de Philippe, beau vieillard de 80 ans à la/ barbe blanche, heureux de nous revoir. […] Les Œuvres de Philippe:/ - Le portrait au pastel du père de Philippe, de profil, assis/ dans un fauteuil. Très beau d’attitude. […]" (… Arrival at Château La Motte. Philippe’s father, a handsome 80 year old man with a white beard, happy to see us. … The works by Philippe: … - The portrait in pastel of Philippe’s father, in profile, sitting in an armchair, posed beautifully. …) (Massé, 10 November 1929, p. [9])

Additional images
Philippe Smit's father (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Philippe Smit's father (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
PS 301 - Photograph
PS 301 - Photograph
Record last updated October 2, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "The Artist's Father Seated in an Armchair, 1928 (PS 301)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=301 (accessed on May 9, 2025).