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Classification: Pastel

Theme: town/industrial

Medium: Pastel

Support: On paper

Year: 1910

PS 33

Bridge Crossing the Seine

c.1910

Pastel on paper

17 5/16 x 23 5/8 in. (44 x 60 cm) (sight size)

Signed and dedicated lower right: Philippe Smit/ souvenir père

Provenance

Lotty Urban-Leteneur

Corinne Leteneur (by descent)

Gabrielle Guillemin-Metcalfe (gift from the above in 2023)

Exhibitions

1916 Larensche Kunsthandel

Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, ? (see Zelling 1916; this exhibit corresponds possibly to [PS 33]).

Literature & Primary Sources

Zelling 1916

Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2 ("... Let op de stoere strekking van den hangbrug over h.

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. "Bridge Crossing the Seine, c.1910 (PS 33)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=33 (accessed on September 11, 2025).

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