The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
Catalogue entry
PS 513
The Oxen
Alternate titles: Les boeufs attelés (Yokes Oxen); The Oxen
1944
Pastel on cardboard
18 1/2 x 24 13/16 in. (47 x 63 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated lower left: Philippe Smit/ 1944
Private collection, USA
Provenance
Leo Hubscher
Gloria Hubscher-Alden-Smith (by descent)
Karl R. Alden (by descent)
Exhibitions
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 36, as The Oxen, Pastel - Circa 1944, 29 1/4 x 35 1/2 [in.].
Literature & Primary Sources
Niehaus, Kasper. Philippe Smit, unkown genius. Revised and edited by Marjorie Bell. Typescript, 1955, p. 21, as Les boeufs attelés (Yokes Oxen).
Smith, Wayne C. "Dutch Artist's Paintings at Museum of Fine Arts." The Springfield Sunday Republican, 08-12-1957, p. 17C ("[…] the most recent picture in the show, done in 1944").
Record last updated February 13, 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 Oxen, 1944 (PS 513)." The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. http://www.philippesmit.com/cr/catalogue/entry.php?id=513 (accessed on April 19, 2024).