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Photo: Studio Sebert; © FdDPS

Series

Series: Nymphe

Keywords

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

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Classification: Drawing

Theme: figurative

Medium: Pencil and charcoal

Support: On paper

Year: 1929

PS 316

Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, Study

c.1929–30

Pencil and charcoal on paper (laid down on cardboard)

40 13/16 x 28 13/16 in. (103 x 73 cm)

Signed with the initials lower right: Ph. S.

Study for the Nymph in Afternoon of a Faun

Collection Madame Leteneur-Pichon

Provenance

Lotty Urban-Leteneur

Corinne Leteneur (by descent)

Exhibitions

No known exhibitions.

Literature & Primary Sources

No known published references.

Record last updated April 29, 2017. 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, c.1929–30 (PS 316)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=316 (accessed on May 11, 2025).

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