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Classification: Pastel

Theme: figurative

Medium: Pastel

Support: On paper

Year: 1944

PS 514

Angels' Concert (five figures), Study

c.1944

Pastel on paper

12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in. (31 x 22.5 cm) (sight size)

Neither signed, nor dated

Mr. and Mrs. Laurent and France Cayet, France

Inventories

Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [17]: p. [2], salon: Smit Philippe - 'Le concert des Anges'/ Pastel, 31 x 33 [cm].

Provenance

Lotty Urban-Leteneur

Corinne Leteneur (by descent)

France Cayet (gift from the above in 2018)

Exhibitions

No known exhibitions.

Literature & Primary Sources

No known published references.

Notes

Despite the difference of the width dimension we think that this pastel corresponds with the above inventory entry "Leteneur".

Record last updated June 9, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Angels' Concert (five figures), Study, c.1944 (PS 514)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=514 (accessed on May 11, 2025).

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