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Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow
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PIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)
Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow
signed with initials and dated 'PM 35' (lower right); titled 'Composition A' (on the stretcher); signed again and inscribed 'PiET MONDRiAN Paris 26 rue du Départ' (on the back of the artist's original subframe)
oil on canvas
23 3⁄8 x 22 1⁄8 in. (59.2 x 56.3 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Composition A, with Double Line and Yellow
signed with initials and dated 'PM 35' (lower right); titled 'Composition A' (on the stretcher); signed again and inscribed 'PiET MONDRiAN Paris 26 rue du Départ' (on the back of the artist's original subframe)
oil on canvas
23 3⁄8 x 22 1⁄8 in. (59.2 x 56.3 cm.)
Painted in 1935
Provenance
James Johnson Sweeney, New York, by whom acquired directly from the artist in June 1935, and until at least 1945.
Jon Nicholas Streep, New York & Amsterdam.
Samuel Melvin Kootz, New York.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (no. S1389), on consignment from the above.
John Lawson Senior, Jr., New York, by whom acquired from the above on 14 March 1949.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (no. CA5030), on consignment from the above in 1956.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (no. 5701), by whom acquired from the above in 1958.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 1959), by whom acquired from the above on 5 January 1959.
Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan, by whom acquired from the above on 26 March 1959.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, by whom acquired from the above on 13 July 1967.
Rudolf E. & Leonore Blum, Switzerland, by whom acquired from the above on 13 December 1967, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 2014, lot 10.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Jon Nicholas Streep, New York & Amsterdam.
Samuel Melvin Kootz, New York.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (no. S1389), on consignment from the above.
John Lawson Senior, Jr., New York, by whom acquired from the above on 14 March 1949.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York (no. CA5030), on consignment from the above in 1956.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (no. 5701), by whom acquired from the above in 1958.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (no. 1959), by whom acquired from the above on 5 January 1959.
Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan, by whom acquired from the above on 26 March 1959.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, by whom acquired from the above on 13 July 1967.
Rudolf E. & Leonore Blum, Switzerland, by whom acquired from the above on 13 December 1967, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 2014, lot 10.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Literature
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 27 July 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 6 September 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 17 November 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to A. Roth, 28 December 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 26 January 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 29 January 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 6 February 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to B. Nicholson, 6 May 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to C. Toorop, 8 June 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 8 July 1935.
J.L. Martin, B. Nicholson & N. Gabo, eds., Circle, International Survey of Constructive Art, London, 1937, p. 285 (illustrated pl. 3).
A. Sartoris, 'Piet Mondrian' in Campo Grafico, vol. VI, no. 1, January 1938, p. 12 (illustrated).
A.E. Gallatin Collection, "Museum of Living Art”, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1954, p. 152 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio).
M. Seuphor, Piet Mondrian, Life and Work, New York, 1956, no. 540, p. 430 (illustrated no. 371, p. 389; with incorrect provenance).
F. Elgar, Mondrian, London, 1968, no. 180, p. 248 (illustrated p. 193).
L.J.F. Wijsenbeek, Piet Mondrian, Recklinghausen, 1968, no. 120, p. 184 (illustrated p. 151).
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian' in Revue de l'Art, no. 5, Paris, May 1969, p. 100.
M.G. Ottolenghi, L'opera completa di Mondrian, Milan, 1974, no. 418, pp. 113-114 (illustrated p. 113).
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian als Zeichner' in Mondrian, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, New Yorker Bilder, exh. cat., Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 1980, p. 54.
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian dessinateur' in L'atelier de Mondrian, Recherches et dessins, Paris, 1982, p. 23.
A. Nicholson, Unknown Colour, Paintings, Letters, Writings by Winifred Nicholson, London, 1987, pp. 111-112.
J. Milner, Mondrian, London, 1992, p. 195 (illustrated fig. 154).
J.M. Joosten, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Work of 1911-1944, New York, 1998, no. B253, pp. 157-159, 161-162 & 376 (illustrated p. 376; illustrated in its unfinished state in the artist's studio fig. a).
M. Bax, Complete Mondrian, Aldershot, 2001, pp. 244 & 532 (illustrated).
W. Coppes & L. Jansen, Mondrian and Photography, Picturing the Artist and His Work, Berlin, 2023, no. 169, p. 197 (illustrated in its unfinished state in the artist's studio).
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 6 September 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 17 November 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to A. Roth, 28 December 1934.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 26 January 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 29 January 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to E. Lux, 6 February 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to B. Nicholson, 6 May 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to C. Toorop, 8 June 1935.
Letter from Mondrian to W. Nicholson, 8 July 1935.
J.L. Martin, B. Nicholson & N. Gabo, eds., Circle, International Survey of Constructive Art, London, 1937, p. 285 (illustrated pl. 3).
A. Sartoris, 'Piet Mondrian' in Campo Grafico, vol. VI, no. 1, January 1938, p. 12 (illustrated).
A.E. Gallatin Collection, "Museum of Living Art”, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1954, p. 152 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio).
M. Seuphor, Piet Mondrian, Life and Work, New York, 1956, no. 540, p. 430 (illustrated no. 371, p. 389; with incorrect provenance).
F. Elgar, Mondrian, London, 1968, no. 180, p. 248 (illustrated p. 193).
L.J.F. Wijsenbeek, Piet Mondrian, Recklinghausen, 1968, no. 120, p. 184 (illustrated p. 151).
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian' in Revue de l'Art, no. 5, Paris, May 1969, p. 100.
M.G. Ottolenghi, L'opera completa di Mondrian, Milan, 1974, no. 418, pp. 113-114 (illustrated p. 113).
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian als Zeichner' in Mondrian, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, New Yorker Bilder, exh. cat., Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 1980, p. 54.
R. Welsh, 'Mondrian dessinateur' in L'atelier de Mondrian, Recherches et dessins, Paris, 1982, p. 23.
A. Nicholson, Unknown Colour, Paintings, Letters, Writings by Winifred Nicholson, London, 1987, pp. 111-112.
J. Milner, Mondrian, London, 1992, p. 195 (illustrated fig. 154).
J.M. Joosten, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Work of 1911-1944, New York, 1998, no. B253, pp. 157-159, 161-162 & 376 (illustrated p. 376; illustrated in its unfinished state in the artist's studio fig. a).
M. Bax, Complete Mondrian, Aldershot, 2001, pp. 244 & 532 (illustrated).
W. Coppes & L. Jansen, Mondrian and Photography, Picturing the Artist and His Work, Berlin, 2023, no. 169, p. 197 (illustrated in its unfinished state in the artist's studio).
Exhibited
Lucerne, Kunstmuseum, These, Antithese, Synthese, February - March 1935, no. 74, p. 45 (with incorrect dimensions).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Piet Mondrian, March - May 1945, no. 35 (no cat.).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Selections from Five New York Private Collections, June - September 1951 (no cat.).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Selection, March - April 1959, no. 25 (with incorrect provenance).
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, II. Documenta '59, July - October 1959, no. 42, p. 52.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Piet Mondrian, November 1964 - January 1965, no. 52 (illustrated).
Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Piet Mondrian, February - March 1966, no. 102, p. 200 (illustrated p. 201; with incorrect provenance); this exhibition later travelled to Philadelphia Museum of Art, April - May 1966; and The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, June - August 1966.
Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Konstruktive Malerei, 1915-1930, November 1966 - January 1967, no. 51 (illustrated).
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, Mitglieder zeigen ihr Lieblingskunstwerk aus eigenem Besitz, October - November 1968, no. 22, p. 18.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Piet Mondrian, March - May 1945, no. 35 (no cat.).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Selections from Five New York Private Collections, June - September 1951 (no cat.).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Selection, March - April 1959, no. 25 (with incorrect provenance).
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, II. Documenta '59, July - October 1959, no. 42, p. 52.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Piet Mondrian, November 1964 - January 1965, no. 52 (illustrated).
Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Piet Mondrian, February - March 1966, no. 102, p. 200 (illustrated p. 201; with incorrect provenance); this exhibition later travelled to Philadelphia Museum of Art, April - May 1966; and The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, June - August 1966.
Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Konstruktive Malerei, 1915-1930, November 1966 - January 1967, no. 51 (illustrated).
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde, Mitglieder zeigen ihr Lieblingskunstwerk aus eigenem Besitz, October - November 1968, no. 22, p. 18.
Présenté par
Joseph Braka
Specialist