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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 355 (P 3007)
Dead Tree with Green Ferns
After 1930
Pastel on cardboard
33 11/16 x 24 5/8 in. (85.5 x 62.5 cm)
Signed with intertwined initials lower right: PhS
On the back: a handwritten label: Eshowe/ N° 3[indistinct]007/ Dead Tree W. Ferns on the protective backing panel upper center.
Private collection, USA
Inventories
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 3007]: A Mademoiselle Eshowe Pitcairn: Pastels, 4- Arbre mort avec fougères vertes.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 3007: Mrs. John Pennink, Dead Tree with Green Ferns, Pastel, 35 1/2 x 26 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Berendina Hubscher
Eshowe Pitcairn-Pennink (donation from the above in 1952)
Mark & Janice Pennink (gift from the above)
Michelle Pennink-Whiteman (gift from the above)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated September 21, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Dead Tree with Green Ferns, After 1930 (PS 355)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=355 (accessed on May 10, 2025).