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The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
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Provenance
Private collection (presumed)
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 5, as Porte d'Asnières, pastel.Literature & Primary Sources
Philippe Smit 1914 (ante –)a
Philippe Smit. ALS to Nicolaas and Berendina Urban. n.d. [before 1914].Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2 ("… De Parijsche pastels 4 en 5 …").Notes
This work is known to us through the Larensche Kunsthandel’s exhibition catalogue. Two sketches which appear in letters by the artist (fig. 1 and 2), the only views of the porte d'Asnières presently known in the work of Philippe Smit, are most certainly related to this lost pastel.
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![FIG. 1
"[...] le temps ici est mauvais/ car je suis entrain de faire/ une étude de la porte d'/ Asnieres et il pleut continuel[manque] [...] voila un croquis de la porte/ d'asnières [...]" [sic] (... the wether here is bad, for I am doing a study of the Porte d'Asnières and it rains continuously ... here is a sketch of the Porte d'Asnières ...) (Philippe Smit, ALS to Nicolaas et Berendina Urban, n.d. [before 1914], private archives, Paris).](https://cdn.panopticoncr.com/philsmi001/catalogue_images/supp_sm/LOST44_suppl1.png)
FIG. 1
"[...] le temps ici est mauvais/ car je suis entrain de faire/ une étude de la porte d'/ Asnieres et il pleut continuel[manque] [...] voila un croquis de la porte/ d'asnières [...]" [sic] (... the wether here is bad, for I am doing a study of the Porte d'Asnières and it rains continuously ... here is a sketch of the Porte d'Asnières ...) (Philippe Smit, ALS to Nicolaas et Berendina Urban, n.d. [before 1914], private archives, Paris).
"[...] le temps ici est mauvais/ car je suis entrain de faire/ une étude de la porte d'/ Asnieres et il pleut continuel[manque] [...] voila un croquis de la porte/ d'asnières [...]" [sic] (... the wether here is bad, for I am doing a study of the Porte d'Asnières and it rains continuously ... here is a sketch of the Porte d'Asnières ...) (Philippe Smit, ALS to Nicolaas et Berendina Urban, n.d. [before 1914], private archives, Paris).
FIG. 2
Fragment of a letter known from a copy (private collection, Netherlands).
Fragment of a letter known from a copy (private collection, Netherlands).
Record last updated June 5, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Porte d'Asnières, Before 1914 (PS 97)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=97 (accessed on June 29, 2025).