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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 466 (P 2005)
Forest with Daffodiles and Periwinkles
1939
Oil on canvas
43 5/16 x 49 5/16 in. (110 x 125 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe/ Smit 39
On the back: a handwritten label: Forest with Daffodils & Periwinkles/ (l'Orag [sic] en Forêt)/ N° 2005/ Miriam on the stretcher in the center; a fragment of a small label: Miriam/ 2005 and a piece of paper tape inscribed: Foret [sic] avec des Jonquilles et Pervenches/ (L'orage en Foret [sic]) 6 on the frame lower center and lower left respectively.
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [06] [P 2005]: p. [1], Toiles: La Forêt avec des jonquilles et pervanches, figure de femme cueillant des fleurs.
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 2005]: A Mademoiselle Miriam Pitcairn: Tableaux, 2- Forêt avec jonquilles et pervenches, femme cueillant des fleurs.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 2005: Mrs. John Mitchell (donation by Mrs. Smit), Forest with Daffodils, Oil, 43 1/2 x 49 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Berendina Hubscher
Miriam Pitcairn-Mitchell (donation from the above in 1952)
Hannah Schoenberger, PA (gift from the above)
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above in 2025)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
See Notes [PS 350]
Record last updated June 18, 2025. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Forest with Daffodiles and Periwinkles, 1939 (PS 466)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=466 (accessed on June 29, 2025).