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Piet Mondrian
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Piet Mondrian
- Two Trees Silhouetted behind a Water Course
- Signed Piet Mondriaan (lower left)
- Oil on canvas laid down on board
- 18 1/2 by 14 1/8 in.
- 47 by 36 cm
Provenance
L. Homan, Amsterdam
Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, May 22, 1990, lot 180
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Christie's, Amsterdam, May 22, 1990, lot 180
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Regina, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery & Edmonton, Edmonton Art Gallery, Piet Mondrian and The Hague School of Landscape Painting, no. 57 (titled Impression: Trees, Water, Field and Sky and dated circa 1901-02)
Haags Gemeentemuseum, on temporary loan 1967-90
Haags Gemeentemuseum, on temporary loan 1967-90
Literature
Robert P. Welsh, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonne: Volume I, Catalogue Raisonné of the Naturalistic Works (until early 1911), Toronto, 1998, no. A229, illustrated p. 245
Condition
The canvas has been laid down on board. The surface is slightly dirty. Though the paint layer is now stable, several minor pin-dot losses have occurred toward upper-right corner. There is a vertical scratch running upwards from above the artist's signature at lower-left to the center-left edge of the painting. Under UV light: no pigments fluoresce though a thick layer of varnish is difficult to read through. The work is in good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.