A scene in which a man stands behind a pregnant woman holding an hourglass. To the left of the couple there is a grapevine, as well as other assorted plants and flowers.; to the right, a lighthouse behind a sailing vessel upon turbulent waters. Above, starting from the left, can be seen the sun, a shooting star, and a caduceus amongst four stars.
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:
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. and Purchased from S. W. Myers (Sotheby's sale, 1983 November 7, lot 291) on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1983.
Subject (Name):
Mondriaan, Carel, 1880-1956, Mondriaan-van den Berg, Mary, and Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944--Portraits
"De oplage werd gedrukt ... en beperkt tot vijftig exemplaren, genummerd van 1 to 50 en vijftien exemplaren genummerd van I tot XV ... Dis is nummer [blank]"--Colophon., Issued in case., and Nummer X/XV. Autograph of Paul de Vree. In case as issued. From the library of Henri Chopin.