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Classification: Watercolour

Theme: figurative

Medium: Pencil and watercolour

Support: On paper

Year: 1943

PS 509

The Oxen

1943–44

Pencil and watercolour on paper, laid down on paper

10 x 13 5/8 in. (25.5 x 34.5 cm) (sight size)

Neither signed, nor dated

Private collection, France

Inventories

Inv. Nicolaas Urban, Tableaux Philippe, n.d. [ante 1955], private archives: no. 21: Petite aquarel [sic] des boeufs aux champs.

Provenance

Nicolaas Urban

Jeanne Urban-Boudeau (by descent)

Jean Mary Boudeau (by descent)

Exhibitions

No known exhibitions.

Literature & Primary Sources

No known published references.

Record last updated January 30, 2019. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "The Oxen, 1943–44 (PS 509)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=509 (accessed on May 10, 2025).

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