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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.
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.].
Provenance
Theodore Pitcairn
Eshowe Pitcairn-Pennink (by descent)
Mark & Janice Pennink (gift from the above)
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).