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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: still Life
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1929
PS 308
Bouquet of Red Poppies, Wild Roses, Irises and Cornflowers in a Vase
Alternate title: Bouquet de fleurs
1929
Pastel on cardboard
57 7/8 x 34 5/16 in. (147 x 87 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe Smit 1929
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
Collection Madame Leteneur-Pichon
Inventories
Inv. Lotty Urban-Leteneur, n.d. [ante 1953], s.n., private archives: no. [35]: p. 2, Pastels: Fleurs, coquelicots etc., dans un vase haut.
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [02]: p. [1], salon: Smit Philippe - 'Bouquet de fleurs des champs'/ Pastel signé en bas à droite 1929, 149 x 89 [cm].
Provenance
Lotty Urban-Leteneur
Corinne Leteneur (by descent)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus 1955
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 25, as Bouquet de fleurs.
Additional images
The painting hanging in the living room at La Motte, Thoury-Ferrottes (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
The painting hanging in the living room at La Motte, Thoury-Ferrottes (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated April 25, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Bouquet of Red Poppies, Wild Roses, Irises and Cornflowers in a Vase, 1929 (PS 308)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=308 (accessed on May 10, 2025).