The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 185 (P 160)
Portrait of Marijke and Lotty
Alternate title: Les Deux Soeurs
1918, reworked in 1948
Pastel on cardboard
46 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (118 x 87.5 cm) (sight size)
Signed and dated upper left: Philippe Smit/ 1918
This painting could not be examined during the preparation of the catalogue raisonné.
Inventories
Inv. Les Pleignes, P. Damidot, 1938, LNC archives: no. P 160: p. 4, grand salon, Tableau par Philippe Smit./ Maryke et Lottie. 8.000 [FRF].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 160 F: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Maryke & Lottie at La Motte, Smit, Pastel, 46 x 34 1/2 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
Galerie Pierre Maurs, Paris, Peinture et Pastels de Philippe Smit, February 04, 1948, no. 70, as Les Deux Soeurs, 1917 (CP) shown ?
Literature & Primary Sources
No known published references.
Notes
See bigraphical note on Marijke Pitcairn and Lotty Urban
Record last updated May 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. "Portrait of Marijke and Lotty, 1918, reworked in 1948 (PS 185)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=185 (accessed on March 14, 2025).