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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Classification: Pastel
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1932
PS 392 (P 4501)
Abbaye du Thoronet
Alternate titles: Abbey du Thoronet; The Abbey of Thoronet
1932
Pastel on cardboard
42 7/8 x 46 5/16 in. (109 x 117.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe Smit/ 1932
On the back: exhibition label Philadelphia on the frame towards upper center and a handwritten label: Marcia/ N° 4501/ Abbaye du Thoronet on the protective backing panel upper center.
Collection Marcia Pitcairn-Kennedy, PA
Inventories
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 4501]: A Mademoiselle Marcia Pitcairn: Pastels, 4- L'Abbaye du Thoronet (extérieur).
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 4501: Miss Marcia Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Abbaye Du Thoronet (exterior), Pastel, 45 x 48 [in.].
Exhibitions
1957 Springfield
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 27, as The Abbey of Thoronet, Pastel - 1932, 59 x 62 [in.]
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 37, Pastel, 45 x 48 [in.], 1937, Abbey du Thoronet, 11-1960-37 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus 1933a
Niehaus, Kasper. "Te weinig geëerd shilder: De beteekenis van Philippe Smit." De Telegraaf (Amsterdam), 27-01-1933, p. 7 ("… de abdij van Thoronet te Var …").
Niehaus 1937
Niehaus, Kasper. "Philippe Smit." Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift Jaargang 47, n° 93 (1937 januari-juli), p. 239, as Abbaye du Thoronet.
Additional images
Photograph of the abbey from Lotty Urban's album Ter herinnering aan de côte d’Azur (In memory of the Côte d'Azur), 18 February 1932 (private archives, Paris).
Photograph of the abbey from Lotty Urban's album Ter herinnering aan de côte d’Azur (In memory of the Côte d'Azur), 18 February 1932 (private archives, Paris).
Photograph of the opening of the Springfield exhibition, 1 December 1957, one can see the painting behind Theodore and Marijke Pitcairn (private archives, Paris).
Photograph of the opening of the Springfield exhibition, 1 December 1957, one can see the painting behind Theodore and Marijke Pitcairn (private archives, Paris).
Record last updated September 14, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Abbaye du Thoronet, 1932 (PS 392)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=392 (accessed on June 28, 2025).