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Classification: Pastel

Theme: town/industrial

Medium: Pastel

Support: On paper

Year: 1912

PS 50

Place Pigalle

c.1912

Pastel on paper

15 x 17 5/16 in. (38 x 44 cm) (sight size)

Dedicated and signed lower left: en souvenir/ de fête/ a [sic] Mlle Hatje/ Philippe Smit

Collection Oostingh, Zwolle

Provenance

Private collection (presumed), Netherlands

Auction: Veilinghuis von Spengen, Hilversum, NL, 11 April 2017, lot 534, (stadsgezicht)

Collection Oostingh, Zwolle (bought at the above sale)

Exhibitions

1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 4, as Place Pigalle, pastel (this exhibit corresponds most probably to [PS 50]).

Literature & Primary Sources

Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2 ("… De Parijsche pastels 4 en …") (corresponds most probably to [PS 50]).

Record last updated November 11, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Place Pigalle, c.1912 (PS 50)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=50 (accessed on October 30, 2025).

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