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

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Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Classification: Drawing
Theme: figurative
Support: On paper
Year: 1941
PS 483 (P 1500)
Angel Blowing the Trumpet, Study
Alternate title: Angels Blowing Pipes
1941
Charcoal heightened with white chalk on paper
19 1/2 x 24 13/16 in. (49.5 x 63 cm) (sight size)
Dedicated and signed lower left: My dear Marijke et Theo/ love your uncle/ Philippe
On the back: fragment of the exhibition label Philadelphia on the protective backing cardboard upper center.
Siri Yardumian Hurst, USA
Inventories
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1500: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, Four Descending Trumpeting Angels on light blue background, marked to the left: 'My Dear Maryke and Theodore, Love Your Uncle Philippe.', Smit, Drawing, 20 x 25 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore & Marijke Pitcairn (gift from the artist)
Philip and Beryl Odhner (most probably a gift from the above)
Michael and Susan Odhner (by descent)
Siri Yardumian Hurst and Gerald Hurst (gift from the above)
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 50, 20 x 25 1/2 [in.], 1933, Angels Blowing Pipes, 11-1960-50 (title and n° on receipt of return).
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated April 18, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Angel Blowing the Trumpet, Study, 1941 (PS 483)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=483 (accessed on June 28, 2025).