Carel Mondriaan papers, 1870-1956 (bulk 1937-1946).
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Description
- Title
- Carel Mondriaan papers, 1870-1956 (bulk 1937-1946).
- Creator
- Mondriaan, Carel, 1880-1956
- Abstract
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The collection primarily contains letters received by Carel Mondriaan and his wife Mary Mondriaan, including one autograph letter and twelve postcards, signed, from Piet Mondrian writing from Paris (1937-1938), London (1938-1939), and New York (1941). Other correspondents in the papers are Willem Frederik Mondriaan (two telegrams, 1943-1944); Harry Holtzman (one typed letter, signed, 1948), Michel Seuphor (one autograph letter, signed, 1956), and Kunstkreis-Verlag (one typed letter, 1956). Also present is a manuscript inventory in an unidentified hand (1946) listing some of the items in the collection, a printed announcement for Louis Cornelis Mondriaan's funeral (1943), a photograph of Carel and Mary Mondriaan with Piet Mondrian in his studio at 278 Boulevard Raspail, Paris (1936), and an album holding seventy-two carte-de-visite portrait photographs of Mondriaan family members (1870s-1880s).
- Description
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Carel Mondriaan was born on June 1, 1880, and died on July 28, 1956. The younger brother of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Mondriaan had a career as an insurance broker.
In Dutch, English, and German. - Provenance
- Purchased from S. W. Myers (Sotheby's sale, 1983 November 7, lot 291) on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1983.
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Mixed resolutions. Folders 1-2, 4, 6-7 fully digitized.
- Language
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Dutch
English
German
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 1097
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) Netherlands 19th century
Photograph albums Netherlands 19th century - Subject (Geographic)
- Netherlands.
- Subject (Name)
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Holtzman, Harry.
Mondriaan, Carel, 1880-1956.
Mondriaan, Louis Cornelis, 1877-1943.
Mondriaan, Willem Frederik, 1874-1944.
Mondriaan-van den Berg, Mary.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944
Seuphor, Michel, 1901-1999.
Kunstkreis AG. - Subject (Topic)
- Artists
- Subjects
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Holtzman, Harry
Mondriaan, Carel, 1880-1956
Mondriaan, Louis Cornelis, 1877-1943
Mondriaan, Willem Frederik, 1874-1944
Mondriaan-van den Berg, Mary
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944 > Portraits
Seuphor, Michel, 1901-1999
Kunstkreis AG.
Artists > Netherlands
Netherlands > 19th century
Netherlands > 20th century
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- Rights
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- Citation
- Carel Mondriaan Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11894729
- Object ID (OID)
- 2040377
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