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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 439
Flowered Path in the Forest
Alternate titles: Chemin de Recloses; La vallée Fées
1935–40
Pastel on cardboard
40 3/8 x 28 5/8 in. (102.5 x 72.5 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: a metal plate: Mme Smit on the frame lower right.
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [20]: p. [1], Pastels: Allée fleurie dans la Forêt (La Vallée Fée[s]).
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [60]: p. [6], troisième hall: Smit Philippe - 'La vallée fée[s]'/ Pastel, 103 x 73 [cm].
Provenance
Berendina Hubscher
Lotty Urban-Leteneur (by descent)
Corinne Leteneur (by descent)
Laurène Guillemin (gift from the above in 2018)
Exhibitions
2000 Noyers-sur-Serein
Musée municipal, Noyers-sur-Serein, Yonne, France, Le Mystère Philippe Smit 1886 - 1948, April 01–November 30, 2000, as Chemin de Recloses.Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated May 2, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Flowered Path in the Forest, 1935–40 (PS 439)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=439 (accessed on May 12, 2025).