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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 405 (P 2500)
Breton Bay
Alternate titles: Marine View in Brittany; Marine View in Brittany,
1933
Oil on canvas
34 7/8 x 47 1/8 in. (88.5 x 119.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [08] [P 2500]: p. [1], Toiles: Marine, rochers et mer en Bretagne.
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 2500]: A Monsieur Laren Pitcairn: Tableaux, 1- Marine, Rochers en Mer en Bretagne.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 2500: Mr. Laren Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Marine View in Brittany (France), Oil, 35 x 47 [in.].
Provenance
Berendina Hubscher
Laren Pitcairn (donation from the above in 1952 - 2018)
Deana (Diene) Pitcairn-Duncan
Heather Reynolds (by descent in 2021)
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 33, Oil, 35 x 47 [in.], 1938, Marine View in Brittany, 11-1960-33 (title and n° on receipt of return).Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated February 7, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Breton Bay, 1933 (PS 405)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=405 (accessed on July 20, 2025).