Lot Essay
The signature was added by Dr. J.F.S. Esser.
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FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. J.F.S. ESSER, AMSTERDAM
Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944)
Head of a girl
Details
Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944)
Head of a girl
with signature 'Piet Mondriaan' (lower centre)
chalk on paper
34 x 21 cm.
Executed circa 1896
Head of a girl
with signature 'Piet Mondriaan' (lower centre)
chalk on paper
34 x 21 cm.
Executed circa 1896
Provenance
Dr. J.F.S. Esser, Amsterdam.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
R.P. Welsh, Piet Mondrian's early career, the 'naturalistic' periods, New York, 1977, no. 27-28.
R.P. Welsh, Catalogue Raisonné of the Naturalistic works (until early 1911), Blaricum/Paris 1998, no. A27 (illustrated p. 164).
R.P. Welsh, Catalogue Raisonné of the Naturalistic works (until early 1911), Blaricum/Paris 1998, no. A27 (illustrated p. 164).
Exhibited
Laren, Singer Museum, Onstuitbare verzamelaar J.F.S. Esser: Mondriaan, Breitner, Sluijters e.a, 13 December 2005 - 28 April 2006, no. 55 (illustrated p. 56).
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this lot is sold unframed.
Brought to you by
Lisa Snijders