- 143A
Piet Mondrian
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Piet Mondrian
- Polder Landscape with Group of Five Cows
- Signed Piet Mondrian (lower left)
- Oil on paper laid down on panel
- 13 by 15 1/8 in.
- 33 by 38.4 cm
Provenance
Mr. B.F. Garber, New York
Mr. William C. Kennedy, New York
Mr. William C. Kennedy, New York
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Piet Mondrian Retrospective, 1965
Literature
Trappeniers, "Mondriaans werk in Brabant," in Een jaar in Brabant, 1989, no. 40, illustrated pp. 59-61
Robert P. Welsh & Joop M. Joosten, Piet Mondrian, Catalogue Raisonné, Catalogue Raisonné of the Naturalistic Works (until early 1911), vol. I, Toronto & Leiden, 1998, no. A225, illustrated p. 244
Condition
Panel is sound. The surface retains a rich and textured impasto. There are a few areas of minor cracking in the thickest pigments and the ridges of impasto indicate that the work is somewhat dirty. There is some minor paint shrinkage occurring in the darker pigments of the depicted cows. There is some pigment loss along the lower extreme right edge and extreme lower right and left edges, possibly the result of prior frame abrasion. Under UV light: There is a light stroke of inpainting a few inches long extending from the center to the right of the extreme upper edge of the canvas, possibly to address prior frame abrasion. Overall the work is in very 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.