Lot 6
  • 6

Piet Mondrian

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Piet Mondrian
  • Irrigation Ditch with wood Gate at Left
  • Oil on cardboard
  • 23 by 37,5 cm.
  • Executed circa 1894-1895.

Provenance

Collection Th. H. Boelkens, Bloemendaal, 1946
Sale Sotheby's Amsterdam, 24 April 1989, lot 182
Sale Christie's Amsterdam, 19 May 1992, lot 182

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Piet Mondriaan Herdenkingstentoonstelling, 6 Nov. - 16 Dec. 1946, cat. no. 2

Literature

R. P. Welsh, Piet Mondriaan Catalogue Raisonné, part 1, Blaricum 1998, p. 167, no. A36, illustrated

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is more bright in the original. Condition: Minor surface dirt throughout. Very minor craquelures, especially in the sky. Minor retouches in the upper right corner and right side. Otherwise in very good condition.
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