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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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Classification: Pastel
Theme: landscape
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1931
PS 391 (P 1018)
House on the Coast of Brittany
c.1931
Pastel on cardboard
8 7/8 x 12 in. (22.5 x 30.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: two metal plates: Mme Pitcairn et 1018 on the frame lower left.
Siri Yardumian Hurst, USA
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 1018: p. 17, chambre de Monsieur & Madame Pitcairn, Petit pastel par Philippe Smit./ Paysage breton. 600 [FRF.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1018 F: Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, Small House at Left, Sea in the distance (Brittany, France), Pastel, 12 1/4 x 9 [in.].
Provenance
Marijke Urban-Pitcairn
Philip and Beryl Odhner
Siri Yardumian Hurst (by descent)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Additional images
Brittany coast with a farmhouse (old photograph belonging to Philippe Smit, private archives, Paris).
Brittany coast with a farmhouse (old photograph belonging to Philippe Smit, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated April 25, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "House on the Coast of Brittany, c.1931 (PS 391)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=391 (accessed on June 28, 2025).