Lot Essay
According to Prof. Welsh it is very possible that the present lot is a house along the Amstel
See colour illustration
See colour illustration
Details
Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944)
Farmhouse, towards evening
signed lower right Piet Mondriaan, oil on canvas
32.5 x 43.5 cm
Executed circa 1905-1906
Farmhouse, towards evening
signed lower right Piet Mondriaan, oil on canvas
32.5 x 43.5 cm
Executed circa 1905-1906
Provenance
Mrs K. Legat, The Hague
On loan to the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1955-1963
John Streep, New York
Allen Frumkin Gallery, New York (1965)
On loan to the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1955-1963
John Streep, New York
Allen Frumkin Gallery, New York (1965)
Literature
Maria Grazia Ottolenghi, l'Opera Completa di Mondriaan, Milan 1974, p. 98, no. 144 (ill.)
Robert P. Welsh,Piet Mondriaan's Early Career, New York 1977, fig. 149 (ill.)
Robert P. Welsh,Piet Mondriaan's Early Career, New York 1977, fig. 149 (ill.)
Exhibited
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Piet Mondriaan, 16 June - 7 August 1966, no. 41
Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Piet Mondriaan, 12 February - 20 March 1966, no. 491
Philadelphia, Museum of Art, Piet Mondriaan, 1 April - 9 May 1966, no. 41
Toronto, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Piet Mondriaan, 12 February - 20 March 1966, no. 491
Philadelphia, Museum of Art, Piet Mondriaan, 1 April - 9 May 1966, no. 41