The Complete Works of Philippe Smit
by Andreas Narzt and Florence Castellani
PS 59 (P 4500; LNC 204)
Place de Clichy
Alternate titles: Place Clichy; Square in Paris; View of Paris
c.1912
Pastel on cardboard
17 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (44.5 x 58 cm) (sight size)
Neither signed, nor dated
On the back: exposition label Philadelphia and a handwritten label: Place de Clichy Paris/ N° 4500/ Marcia on the protective backing panel upper center and towards upper center respectively; a small handwritten label: Marcia/ 4500 on the frame upper center.
Inventories
Inv. Berendina Hubscher, n.d. [ante 1952], s.n., private archives: no. [23] [P 4500]: p. [1], Pastels: Place Clichy.
Donation Berendina Hubscher, 20-06-1952, (attestation 03-09-1953), n.p., s.n. private archives: no. [P 4500]: A Mademoiselle Marcia Pitcairn: Pastels, 3- Place de Clichy.
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 4500: Miss Marcia Pitcairn (donation by Mrs. Smit), Place Clichy, Pastel, 28 1/2 x 33 [in.].
Inv. LNC, 1984, updated Oct. 1998, LNC archives: no. P 4500: p. 5, The Main Residence - Master Bedroom, Place Clichy, Pastel, 28 1/2 x 33 [in.].
Provenance
Exhibitions
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 3, as Place Clichy, pastel.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philippe Smit, An Exhibition of Works by a Twentieth Century Dutch Master, December 01–29, 1957, no. 1, as View of Paris, Pastel - Circa 1912, 31 x 35 1/2 [in.]
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 45, Pastel, 1910, Square in Paris, 11-1960-45 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
Smith, Wayne C. "Dutch Artist's Paintings at Museum of Fine Arts." The Springfield Sunday Republican, 08-12-1957, p. 17C, as View of Paris.
Smith, Wayne C. "Museum Has Smit Exhibit." The Springfield Union, 02-12-1957, p. 20, as View of Paris.
Record last updated November 28, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Narzt, Andreas and Castellani, Florence. "Place de Clichy, c.1912 (PS 59)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=59 (accessed on March 14, 2025).