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

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Photo: Christopher Burke Studios, NY; © FdDPS
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Old photograph of the pastel before being cut (LNC archives).
Old photograph of the pastel before being cut (LNC archives).
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Classification: Pastel
Theme: figurative
Medium: Pastel
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1920
PS 206 (P 1507; LNC 137)
Anton Zelling
Alternate title: Portrait of Anton Zelling
Before 1920, reworked at a later date
Pastel on cardboard
25 5/8 x 14 13/16 in. (65 x 37.5 cm)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: exposition label Philadelphia and a handwritten label: Portrait of Anton Zelling/ N° 1507/ Mr. & Mrs. T. P upper center and towards upper center respectively; a small label: Mr & Mrs/ T. P/ 1507 on the frame upper center.
The Lord's New Church, Bryn Athyn, PA
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [33] [P 1507]: p. [1], Pastels: Tête d'homme (Anton).
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 1507]: A Monsieur le Révérend Théodore Pitcairn et Madame Maryke Urban, son épouse: Pastels, 7- Portrait d'Anton Zelling.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 1507: Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Portrait of Anton Zelling, Smit, Pastel, 25 1/2 x 14 1/2 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 1507: p. 1, The Church - Catacomb, Portrait of Anton Zelling, Pastel, 25 1/2 x 14 1/2 [in.].
Exhibitions
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 56, Portrait of Anton Zelling,11-1960-56 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
Janssen 2015
Janssen, Guus. "Philippe Smit – Nederlandse kunstschilder die geïnspireerd werd door Swedenborg." Swedenborgiana (La Haye) Editie 91 (09/2015), p.14, ill. 11, as Anton Zelling.
Notes
See biographical note on Anton Zelling.

Additional images
Anton Zelling and Philippe Smit with Lotty, Marijke and Theodore Pitcairn, Berendina and with friends in Bryn Athyn (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Anton Zelling and Philippe Smit with Lotty, Marijke and Theodore Pitcairn, Berendina and with friends in Bryn Athyn (old photograph, private archives, Paris).
Record last updated September 10, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Anton Zelling, Before 1920, reworked at a later date (PS 206)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=206 (accessed on October 22, 2024).