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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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Classification: Pastel
Medium: Pastel
Support: On paper
Year: 1912
PS 73 (P 186)
Entrée de village (Entrance to the Village)
Alternate titles: Country Road Scene; Entrée de village
c.1912–15
Pastel on paper
17 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (44 x 58 cm) (sight size)
Signed and inscribed lower left: Philippe Smit/ Paris
On the back: exhibition label Philadelphia and a handwritten label: Theodore Pitcairn/ N° 186/ Country Road Scene/ Signed left bottom: Philippe Smit Paris on the protective backing sheet upper center and in the center respectively.
Mark & Janice Pennink, USA
Inventories
Inv. T. P., Ptgs etc. at Bryn Athyn, n.d. [c. 1940], Glencairn archives: no. [35] [P 186]: p. [2], Country Road Scene - garden and building - cart on road, 32 x 27 [in.].
Inv. Pitcairn, n.d. [c.1957], n.p., LNC archives: no. P 186: Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, Country Road Scene (Signed at bottom left: Philippe Smit, Paris, Smit, Pastel, 25 3/4 x 30 1/2 [in.].
Exhibitions
1916 Larensche Kunsthandel
Larensche Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, Tentoonstelling Philippe Smit, April 01–30, 1916, no. 6, as Entrée de village, pastel (this exhibit corresponds most probably to [PS 73]).
1960 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn, June 17–September 15, 1960, no. 54, Country Road Scene, 11-1960-54 (title and n° on the exhibition label).
Literature & Primary Sources
Zelling 1916
Zelling, Anton. "Philippe Smit." De Hofstad, 15-04-1916, p. 2, as Entrée de village (corresponds most probably to [PS 73]).
Record last updated May 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. "Entrée de village (Entrance to the Village), c.1912–15 (PS 73)." In The Complete Works of Philippe Smit. www.philippesmit.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=73 (accessed on March 14, 2025).