Piet Mondrian

The Old Mill at Oele, 1907/08

Before rising to prominence for his modern, Constructivist compositions, the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian placed a strong focus on realistic representations of landscape, a style he had encountered while studying at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. Around half of his oeuvre dates from this early period from 1890 to 1908 and depicts Dutch landscapes in particular – placed into perspective with regionally typical architectural elements such as views of farmhouses and mills. The work “The Old Mill at...

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Bastiaan Carel van Veen, Doetichem (1884–1947, erworben vom Künstler am 2.2.1909); Coenraad Frederik van Veen, Houten (1912–1982, Sohn und Erbe des Vorgenannten, 1947–1982); Greta Johanna van Veen-Beerepot (1926–2011, Ehefrau und Erbin des Vorgenannten, 1982–2011); Kunsthandel, Amsterdam (2012); MKdW (2012).
Robert P. Welsh: Piet Mondrian. Catalogue Raisonné, WVZ, Bd. 1 von 3: (– early 1911), Paris/New York 1988, Nr. A557.
10 Jahre MKdW. Meisterwerke, hrsg. von Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen, Ausst.-Kat. Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum/Föhr, Köln 2019, Kat. 122.

Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944)

The Old Mill at Oele

1907/08

Oil on cardboard

64 x 73 cm

Human

Inv.-Nr. 2 MON 01

Museum Kunst der Westküste

Accession 2012

Not on display