The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 369 (P 1012)
Kneeling Man with Loincloth, Study
Alternate title: Man Kneeling
c.1930–32
Charcoal on paper
35 1/2 x 29 3/16 in. (90 x 74 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: two metal plates: Mme Pitcairn et 1012 on the frame upper center and a fragment of an handwritten label: MAD. PITCA[IRN] / 1012/101[?] lower left.
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 1012: p. 15, boudoir, Dessin à la pierre noire: Etude d'homme un genou à terre. 1.500 [FRF].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1012 F: Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, Study of Man Kneeling on One Knee, Drawing, 35 3/4 x 29 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 26, as Man Kneeling, Drawing - Circa 1931, 38 1/2 x 31 1/2 [in.]
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated February 8, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Kneeling Man with Loincloth, Study, c.1930–32 (PS 369)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=369 (accessed on May 9, 2025).