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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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Series: Berendina
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PS 335 (P 201)
Berendina
Alternate title: Mrs. Smit
c.1930
Charcoal on paper
27 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (70 x 54.5 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: exhibition label Philadelphia and a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ 201/ Head of Mrs. Smit Urban on the protective backing sheet upper center and in the center respectively.
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [49] [P 201]: p. [3], Drawings - Mrs. Urban, 22 x 28 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 201: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Head of Mrs. Smit, Smit, Pastel, 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
Feodor & Kirstin Pitcairn (by descent)
Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, Inv. 07.DR.1467 (gift from the above in 1998)
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 48, 23 1/2 x 18 1/2 [in.], 1920, Mrs. Smit, 11-1960-48 (title and n° on the exhibition label).Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus 1955
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 26 ("… a bust length sketch of her, the hair covered with a lacy black shawl …").Notes
See biographical note on Berendina Hubscher.
Record last updated April 18, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Berendina, c.1930 (PS 335)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=335 (accessed on May 15, 2025).