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

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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1940
PS 478
Child Seated with its Plush Donkey
After 1940
Pastel on cardboard
23 3/16 x 17 5/16 in. (59 x 44 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe Smit
On the back: a metal plate: Lottie Urban on the frame lower left.
Collection Madame Leteneur-Pichon
Inventories
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [53]: p. [5], deuxième hall: Smit Philippe - 'Geneviève enfant'/ Pastel, 59 x 44 [cm].
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
We think that this pastel corresponds with n°[53] of the "Leteneur [1977]" inventory list but Madame Geneviève Tambuté has no memory that a portrait of her as a child has ever existed.

Record last updated March 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. "Child Seated with its Plush Donkey, After 1940 (PS 478)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=478 (accessed on June 28, 2025).