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

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Classification: Drawing
Theme: figurative
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1938
PS 459
Head of a Bearded Man, Study
Alternate title: Etude pour vision du Seigneur sur un cheval blanc (Study for the vision of the Lord on a White Horse)
1938–40
Charcoal heightened with white chalk on cardboard (light grey)
23 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (59 x 45 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
Inventories
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [96]: p. [9], palier - salon: Smit Philippe - 'Etude'/ Fusain, 58 x 45 [cm].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 28, as Etude pour vision du Seigneur sur un cheval blanc (Study for the vision of the Lord on a White Horse).
Notes

This drawing, a study for the large painting Vision [PS 460], corresponds most probably to n° 96 of the inventory "Leteneur, 1977".

Record last updated April 29, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Head of a Bearded Man, Study, 1938–40 (PS 459)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=459 (accessed on May 9, 2025).