The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 415
Castle la Roche Jagu Seen from the River Le Trieux, Brittany
1933
Oil on canvas
39 5/8 x 61 5/16 in. (100.5 x 155.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
Inventories
Inv. Lotty Urban-Leteneur, n.d. [ante 1953], s.n., private archives: no. [10]: p. [1], Toiles: Château en Normandie, avec rivière et bateau à voile.
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
Massé, René. Journal. 1920-21, 1924, 1929-31, 1933-1935, 05-11-1933, p. [25] ("… le vieux château …").
Notes
"Gare de Lyon pour Montereau (8h.45 – 10h.20)/ Philippe vient me chercher en auto./ Brouillard./ Visite à l’atelier./ […] – le paysage qu’il fait en Bretagne, le vieux château, les/ arbres et la rivière, l’intensité des verts, le ciel, la nature qui/ n’a pas été abimée. […]" (Gare de Lyon to Montereau (8:45 – 10:20) Philippe comes to meet me in a car. Fog. Visit of the studio. … -the landscape which he made in Brittany, the old castle, the trees and the river, the intensity of the greens, the sky, the nature which has not been spoiled. ...) (Massé, 5 November 1933, p. [25])
- La Roche Jagu (larochejagu.fr)
Record last updated September 17, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Castle la Roche Jagu Seen from the River Le Trieux, Brittany, 1933 (PS 415)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=415 (accessed on May 15, 2025).