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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
PIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)
Composition III (Komposition No.XIII)
Details
PIET MONDRIAN (1872-1944)
Composition III (Komposition No.XIII)
signed with initials and dated '20 PM' (lower centre); signed again and titled 'Composition III PiET MONDRiAN.' (on the stretcher) and inscribed 'HAUT' (on the canvas turnover)
oil on canvas
21 x 20 1⁄8 in. (53.4 x 51.2 cm.)
Painted in 1920
Composition III (Komposition No.XIII)
signed with initials and dated '20 PM' (lower centre); signed again and titled 'Composition III PiET MONDRiAN.' (on the stretcher) and inscribed 'HAUT' (on the canvas turnover)
oil on canvas
21 x 20 1⁄8 in. (53.4 x 51.2 cm.)
Painted in 1920
Provenance
Sophie Küppers, Hanover & Dresden, on consignment from the artist from 1924.
with Kunstausstellung Kühl, Dresden, transferred from the above in 1927.
with Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, in 1929.
Dr Werner Rusche, Cologne, by whom acquired from the above in 1952.
Hugo Perls, New York, by whom acquired in 1952.
Celeste & Armand P. Bartos, New York, by whom acquired in 1952, and until 1973.
Harold Diamond, New York, by whom acquired in 1973.
Benedek Fine Art, New York, by whom acquired in 1973.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel & Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, by whom jointly acquired from the above on 18 January 1978.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, by whom acquired outright on 26 September 1979.
Prof. Richard G. Winkler, Germany, by whom acquired from the above in 1979.
Acquired from the above by the present owner; the heirs of Piet Mondrian have released and discharged all claims to the artwork.
with Kunstausstellung Kühl, Dresden, transferred from the above in 1927.
with Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, in 1929.
Dr Werner Rusche, Cologne, by whom acquired from the above in 1952.
Hugo Perls, New York, by whom acquired in 1952.
Celeste & Armand P. Bartos, New York, by whom acquired in 1952, and until 1973.
Harold Diamond, New York, by whom acquired in 1973.
Benedek Fine Art, New York, by whom acquired in 1973.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel & Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, by whom jointly acquired from the above on 18 January 1978.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, by whom acquired outright on 26 September 1979.
Prof. Richard G. Winkler, Germany, by whom acquired from the above in 1979.
Acquired from the above by the present owner; the heirs of Piet Mondrian have released and discharged all claims to the artwork.
Literature
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 4 December 1919.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 4 May 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 16 May 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 1 June 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 15 June 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, undated (probably written after the above).
Letter from Mondrian to T. Brugman, July 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to T. Brugman, 13 November 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to J.J.P. Oud, undated (late 1924).
Letter from Mondrian to S. Slijper, 21 December 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to J.J.P. Oud, 10 March 1925.
M. Seuphor, Piet Mondrian, Life and Work, New York, 1956, no. 457, p. 427 (illustrated no. 313, p. 384; dated '1921' and with incorrect dimensions).
R.P. Welsh, ed., Piet Mondrian, exh. cat., The Art Gallery of Toronto, 1966, pp. 174 & 178.
F. Elgar, Mondrian, London, 1968, no. 108, p. 242 (illustrated p. 116; dated '1921' and with incorrect dimensions).
P. Wember, Kunst in Krefeld, Öffentliche und private Kunstsammlungen, Cologne, 1973, p. 22.
M.G. Ottolenghi, L'opera completa di Mondrian, Milan, 1974, no. 320, p. 109 (dated 'circa 1920', with incorrect dimensions and with incorrect illustration).
S. Lissitzky-Küppers, El Lissitzky, Life, Letters, Texts, London, 1980, p. 52.
Relief, konkret in Deutschland heute, exh. cat., Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken, 1981, pp. 25-26 (illustrated fig. 4, p. 25).
E. Hoek, ‘Mondriaan’ in De beginjaren van De Stijl, 1917-1922, Utrecht, 1982, pp. 71 & 73.
Y.-A. Bois, J. Joosten, A. Zander Rudenstein & H. Janssen, eds., Piet Mondrian, exh. cat., Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1994, pp. 322-324 (illustrated fig. 3, p. 322; with incorrect dimensions).
J.M. Joosten, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Work of 1911-1944, New York, 1998, no. B110, pp. 118, 128, 135, 276-278 & 281-283 (illustrated p. 282).
M. Bax, Complete Mondrian, Aldershot, 2001, p. 498 (illustrated).
A. Baumerich & M. Bodil Damm, Kunst + Design im Dialog, Die Designabteilung mit Sammlung Winkler im Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Cologne, 2008, pp. 136-137 & 159 (illustrated pp. 136 & 145; incorrectly titled 'Composition VIII').
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 4 May 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 16 May 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 1 June 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, 15 June 1920.
Letter from Mondrian to T. van Doesburg, undated (probably written after the above).
Letter from Mondrian to T. Brugman, July 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to T. Brugman, 13 November 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to J.J.P. Oud, undated (late 1924).
Letter from Mondrian to S. Slijper, 21 December 1924.
Letter from Mondrian to J.J.P. Oud, 10 March 1925.
M. Seuphor, Piet Mondrian, Life and Work, New York, 1956, no. 457, p. 427 (illustrated no. 313, p. 384; dated '1921' and with incorrect dimensions).
R.P. Welsh, ed., Piet Mondrian, exh. cat., The Art Gallery of Toronto, 1966, pp. 174 & 178.
F. Elgar, Mondrian, London, 1968, no. 108, p. 242 (illustrated p. 116; dated '1921' and with incorrect dimensions).
P. Wember, Kunst in Krefeld, Öffentliche und private Kunstsammlungen, Cologne, 1973, p. 22.
M.G. Ottolenghi, L'opera completa di Mondrian, Milan, 1974, no. 320, p. 109 (dated 'circa 1920', with incorrect dimensions and with incorrect illustration).
S. Lissitzky-Küppers, El Lissitzky, Life, Letters, Texts, London, 1980, p. 52.
Relief, konkret in Deutschland heute, exh. cat., Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken, 1981, pp. 25-26 (illustrated fig. 4, p. 25).
E. Hoek, ‘Mondriaan’ in De beginjaren van De Stijl, 1917-1922, Utrecht, 1982, pp. 71 & 73.
Y.-A. Bois, J. Joosten, A. Zander Rudenstein & H. Janssen, eds., Piet Mondrian, exh. cat., Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1994, pp. 322-324 (illustrated fig. 3, p. 322; with incorrect dimensions).
J.M. Joosten, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonné, vol. II, Work of 1911-1944, New York, 1998, no. B110, pp. 118, 128, 135, 276-278 & 281-283 (illustrated p. 282).
M. Bax, Complete Mondrian, Aldershot, 2001, p. 498 (illustrated).
A. Baumerich & M. Bodil Damm, Kunst + Design im Dialog, Die Designabteilung mit Sammlung Winkler im Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Cologne, 2008, pp. 136-137 & 159 (illustrated pp. 136 & 145; incorrectly titled 'Composition VIII').
Exhibited
Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, Wege und Richtungen der abstrakten Malerei in Europa, January - March 1927, no. 258, p. 18.
(probably) Frankfurt, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Der Stuhl, March 1929.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Delaunay, Mondrian, April - May 1977, no. 9 (illustrated on the back cover).
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Mondrian und De Stijl, May - August 1979, p. 180 (illustrated p. 181; detail illustrated on the dustjacket).
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Klassische Moderne, May - August 1981, no. 135, p. 192 (illustrated p. 193).
Cottbus, Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, on loan from 1993 until 1997.
Cologne, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, on loan from 2008 until 2015.
(probably) Frankfurt, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Der Stuhl, March 1929.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Delaunay, Mondrian, April - May 1977, no. 9 (illustrated on the back cover).
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Mondrian und De Stijl, May - August 1979, p. 180 (illustrated p. 181; detail illustrated on the dustjacket).
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Klassische Moderne, May - August 1981, no. 135, p. 192 (illustrated p. 193).
Cottbus, Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, on loan from 1993 until 1997.
Cologne, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, on loan from 2008 until 2015.
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Claudia Schürch
Senior Specialist