The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 437 (P 4503)
Rocks, Fontainebleau
Alternate titles: Rocks and Heather in Flower; Rocks and Heather in Flower (In the Forest of Fontainebleau)
c.1935
Pastel on cardboard
28 5/8 x 34 7/8 in. (72.5 x 88.5 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a handwritten label: Rocks at Recloses/ N° 4503/ with Heather/ Marcia Pitcairn on the protective backing sheet lower center.
Inventories
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 4503]: A Mademoiselle Marcia Pitcairn: Pastels, 2- Rochers à Recloses avec des bruyères.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 4503: Miss Marcia Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Rocks at Recloses (with heather), Pastel, 29 x 35 3/4 [in.].
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. 29, as Rocks and Heather in Flower (In the Forest of Fontainebleau), Pastel - Circa 1935, 38 x 45 [in.] ?
Literature & Primary Sources
Smith, Wayne C. "Museum Has Smit Exhibit." The Springfield Union, 02-12-1957, p. 20, as Rocks and Heather in Flower.
Record last updated February 10, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Rocks, Fontainebleau, c.1935 (PS 437)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=437 (accessed on May 11, 2025).