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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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Series: Nymphe
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1929
PS 317 (P 3002)
Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, Study
c.1929–30
Pastel on cardboard
38 3/16 x 28 3/8 in. (97 x 72 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a handwritten label: Eshowe Pitcairn/ N° 3008/ Portrait Mr Pitcairn on the frame center left (the frame of this work is the one of the portrait of Theodore Pitcairn Seated in a Red Armchair, 1924).
Study of the nymph for the large painting The Afternoon of a Faun.
Mark & Janice Pennink, USA
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [32] [P 3002]: p. [1], Pastels: Etude pour l'Après-midi d'un Faune (sans vitre).
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 3002]: A Mademoiselle Eshowe Pitcairn: Pastels, 5- Femme nue (de dos) étude pour L'après midi d'un Faune.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 3002: Mrs. John Pennink, NYMPH (Figure from back, study for the painting 'The Afternoon of a Faun'), Pastel, 40 x 30 [in.].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Additional images
Former frame of the portrait Theodore Pitcairn Seated in a Red Armchair [PS 253] now used for this pastel.
Former frame of the portrait Theodore Pitcairn Seated in a Red Armchair [PS 253] now used for this pastel.
Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
Original frame designed by the artist for the study Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, now used for the portrait Theodore Pitcairn Seated in a Red Armchair [PS 253].
Original frame designed by the artist for the study Female Nude with Drapery from Behind, now used for the portrait Theodore Pitcairn Seated in a Red Armchair [PS 253].
Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
Record last updated May 14, 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 317)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=317 (accessed on May 10, 2025).