Piet Mondriaan

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Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: 1902? (1901 - 1903)

This drawing was almost certainly exhibited in the spring 1902 St. Lucas exhibition as the watercolor no. 109 'Berkenboschje' (Welsh/Joosten 1998).

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Berkenbosje (authentiek)
English title: Small birch forest
Genre: undetermined
Keywords: forest landscape, birch
Depicted place In the case of topographical representations, i.e. identified exteriors or interiors, the location depicted is noted in this field: Arnhem (place)

Collection(s)

private collection Gustave Stein, Keulen
provenance given by Christie's 2018
private collection Mendelsohn, Amsterdam
provenance given by Van Heugen 2012
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam , inv./cat.nr A-8558
purchased from Mendelsohn on June 8 1959 and returned to the above on June 13 1962, after claims from the former owner in Israel (provenance given by Van Heugen 2012)
1959-06-08 - 1962-06-13
private collection Gustave Stein, Keulen
the legitimate owner (Van Heugen 2012)
1962
Marlborough Gallery (London), London
provenance given by Van Heugten 2012
1963-06-12 - 1966 Start date after 1963-06-12
private collection Manuel Ulloa, Lima (Peru)
provenance given by Christie's 2018
1966-03-30 -
Private collection
New York (provenance given by Van Heugten 2012)
private collection Triton Foundation, Amsterdam
2002 - 2018-02-28

Auction(s)

Lempertz, Math. (Keulen (city)) 1963-06-11 - 1963-06-12, afb. zwart-witreproductie, lotnr. 499
Contributor anonymous sale
Sotheby's (London (England)) 1966-03-30, afb. zwart-witreproductie, lotnr. 70
Contributor anonymous sale
Name buyer : Manuel Ulloa , 1600 GBP

price list Sotheby's included in auction catalogue RKD
Christie's (London (England)) 2018-02-27 - 2018-02-28, afb. kleurenreproductie, lotnr. 227
Contributor Triton Collection Foundation
125000 GBP

website Christie's

Exhibitions

Twaalfde jaarlijksche tentoonstelling van kunstwerken, uitsluitend van leden der Vereeniging [Amsterdam, 1902] Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam , Amsterdam (city) , 1902-05-11 - 1902-06-15 , no. 109, listed as 'Berkenboschje (Aquarel). (Dfl. 75.-)'
Perspectives IV : kunsthandel Borzo Kunsthandel Borzo , Den Bosch (place) , 2002-09 - 2003, listed as 'Small birch forest [Berkenbosje] [ca. 1902]'
Van Monet tot Picasso : meesterwerken op papier 1860-1960 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam (city) , 2002-11-15 - 2003-02-02
Piet Mondrian [Wenen, 2005] Albertina (Wenen) , Vienna (city) , 2005-03-11 - 2005-06-19 , no. 3, listed as 'Berkenbosje (Kleiner Birkenwald), 1899'
Mondrian Museo di Santa Giulia , Brescia (city) , 2006-10-28 - 2007-03-25 , no. 8, listed as 'Berkenbosje (Piccolo bosco di betulle) (A287), 1901-1902'
Piet Mondrian : vejen til modernismen Ordrupgaard , Copenhagen , 2007-08-24 - 2007-11-25 , no. 3, listed as 'Berkensbosje (Birkeskov), ca. 1902'
Mondrian : Farbe Bucerius Kunst Forum , Hamburg (city) , 2014-02-01 - 2014-05-11 , no. 5, listed as 'Berkenbosje (Kleiner Birkenwald), 1902'
Mondrian : Farbe Turner Contemporary , Margate , 2014-05-24 - 2014-09-21 , no. 5, listed as 'Berkenbosje (Kleiner Birkenwald), 1902'

Literature

Welsh/Joosten 1998 , p. 268-269, A287 , listed as 'Berkenbosje (Small Birch Forest), 1902?'
Bax 2001 , p. 350
Van Heugten 2012 , p. 268, 555 , listed as 'Small Birch Forest, circa 1902'

Visual documentation

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Creation date: 2015-09-02; Last modified date: 2021-12-14

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