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Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS

Series

Series: Nymphe

Keywords

Figure composition:
- female »
- nude »
Inspiration:
- Debussy, Claude »
- L'après-midi d'un faune »
- Mallarmé, Stéphane »

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Classification: Drawing

Theme: figurative

Medium: Pencil and charcoal

Support: On paper

Year: 1929

PS 313

Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, Study

1929–30

Pencil and charcoal on paper

24 13/16 x 18 7/8 in. (63 x 48 cm) (sight size)

Neither signed, nor dated; dedicated lower right: à mon très cher ami/ Ernst Pfeiffer [sen.]/ de Dien et Philippe

Study of the nymph for the large painting The Afternoon of a Faun.

The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA

Provenance

Ernst Pfeiffer senior (gift from Berendina Urban Smit et Philippe Smit)

Ernst Pfeiffer jun. & Sonja C. Pfeiffer (by descent)

Gabrielle Pfeiffer (by descent)

The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above in 2023)

Exhibitions

No known exhibitions.

Literature & Primary Sources

No known published references.

Record last updated July 15, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, Study, 1929–30 (PS 313)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=313 (accessed on May 14, 2025).

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