The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 501
Mademoiselle Monique Calvet
Alternate title: Mme Monique Calvet
1943
Pastel on ?
Work known from the exhibition catalogue 1948 Maurs.
Provenance
Exhibitions
Galerie Pierre Maurs, Paris, Peinture et Pastels de Philippe Smit, February 04, 1948, no. 66, as Mme Monique Calvet, 1943 (MC); not shown.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
This work was according to the statement of the damages badly damaged1 in the lorry crash on the 31st January 1948 during the transport to the exhibition at Galerie Maurs.2 We do not know if the artist tried to restore the pastel.
1. "pronounced mixture of the colors, very difficult to repair" ("Statement of the damage caused at Plessis-Chenet …", n.d. [1948], 4 typewritten pages, p. 3, LNC archives).
2. See 1948 Maurs.
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Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Mademoiselle Monique Calvet, 1943 (PS 501)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=501 (accessed on May 9, 2025).