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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani

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Classification: Pastel
Theme: still Life
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1913
PS 80 (P 193; LNC 105)
Earthen Vase with Flowers (Yellow Background)
Alternate titles: Earthen Vase with Flowers (yellow background); Flowers
1913
Pastel on cardboard
38 3/8 x 28 3/8 in. (97.5 x 72 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Philippe/ 1913
On the back: exposition label Pitcairn and a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ Earthenware Vase w Blue Design with Daisies, etc on the frame upper left and upper center respectively.
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [43] [P 193]: p. [2], Jardinere of Flowers - Daisies, etc., 30 x 41 1/2 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 193: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Daisies, etc. in green earthenware vase w. blue design, Pastel, 39 1/2 x 30 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 193: p. 1, The Church - Council Room, Daisies, etc. in earthenware vase with blue design, Pastel, 39 1/2 x 30 [in.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA (donation from the above)
Exhibitions
1957 Springfield
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 3, as Flowers, Pastel - 1913, 45 1/2 x 35 [in.]
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 42, Pastel, 39 1/2 x 30 [in.], 1920, Earthen Vase with Flowers (yellow background), 11-1960-42 title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Record last updated November 7, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Earthen Vase with Flowers (Yellow Background), 1913 (PS 80)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=80 (accessed on May 12, 2025).