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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Classification: Drawing
Theme: town/industrial
Medium: Pen, brush and black ink
Support: On paper
Year: 1910
PS 32 (P 1008; LNC 139)
Place in Paris
c.1910
Pen, brush and black ink on paper
11 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (29.5 x 41 cm) (sight size)
On the back: a handwritten label: Mrs. T. P./ N° 1008F/ Scene in Paris with Fountain/ Dated 1917 on the protective backing sheet in the center.
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 1006 [sic]: p. 13, palier 1er étage, Dessin au lavis par Philippe Smit./ Place de Paris, avec fontaine. 200 [FRF].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1008 F: Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, Scene in Paris with Fountain (dated 1917), Drawing, 12 1/4 x 16 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 1008: p. 5, The Main Residence - Master Bedroom, Scene in Paris with Fountain, Drawing, 12 1/4 x 16 1/2 [in.].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
Though this drawing is dated 1917, we think, for stylistic reasons, that it was executed well before then. Besides the artist spent the entire period of the war in the Netherlands
Record last updated April 4, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Place in Paris, c.1910 (PS 32)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=32 (accessed on September 11, 2025).