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PS 516
The Lampion Tree
Alternate title: Geneviève aux lampions
1945
Pastel on cardboard
39 3/8 x 29 5/8 in. (100 x 75 cm)
Signed and dated upper left: Philippe Smit 1945
Inventories
Inv. Leteneur, n.d. [1977], n.p., s.n., private archives: no. [87]: p. [9], chambre - salon: Smit Philippe - 'Mère et enfant'/ panneau signé en haut à gauche 1945, 97 x 73 [cm].
Provenance
Lotty Urban-Leteneur
Geneviève Tambuté-Defarges (by descent)
Exhibitions
No known exhibitions.
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
This painting is also entitled Geneviève aux lampions in a notarial act from 1958.1 Geneviève was born from Lotty’s marriage to Henri Tambuté.
See biographical note on Lotty Urban.
1. Déclaration de mobilier [declaration of furnishings] Tambuté, 11th May 1958, p. [2] (private archives, Paris).
Record last updated May 2, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "The Lampion Tree, 1945 (PS 516)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=516 (accessed on May 10, 2025).