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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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Original frame designed by the artist.
Original frame designed by the artist.
Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1930
PS 330
The Artist's Father
1930
Pastel on cardboard
14 13/16 x 11 in. (37.5 x 28 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe Smit/ 1930
Collection Laren & Mary Eleanor Pitcairn, USA
Inventories
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Tableaux Philippe, n.d. [ante 1955], private archives: no. 06: Pastel, portrait de son père.
Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Fontainebleau, 1955, s.n., private archives: no. [03]: Portrait de Mr. Smit père par Ph. Smit.
Provenance
Nicolaas Urban
Jeanne Urban-Boudeau (by descent)
Theodore Pitcairn (bought from the above in 1962)
Laren & Mary Eleanor Pitcairn (by descent - 2018)
Mary Eleanor Pitcairn (2018)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
See biographical note on Jacobus Smit.

Additional images
Philippe Smit's father (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Philippe Smit's father (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
PS330 - photograph
PS330 - photograph
Photo: © FdDPS
Record last updated October 7, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "The Artist's Father, 1930 (PS 330)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=330 (accessed on October 27, 2025).