Mondrian Studies and Sketches

Studies and sketches appear occasionally throughout the general A and B listings but are mostly grouped in B325 through B411.
In addition to the individual items there are two sketchbooks:

• B371, from Domburg, c. October 1914. This originally contained 48 pages, of which 14 have been lost, 4 "dispersed" (B372-375), the remaining 30 pages being listed under B371.
• B376, from Paris, 1914, originally of 72 perforated pages. 11 are lost and 2 dispersed (B377 and B378). Of the remaining 59 pages, 41 have been used and 29 are classified as sketches.

There is a book of Two Mondrian Sketchbooks by Welsh and Joosten, authors of the Catalogue Raisonné. I have sought a copy for years, but the prices tend to be excessive, however, in January 2012, I found a sensible, albeit imperfect, copy on Alibris and it arrived today, 6th February. Deaccessioned from the Brooklyn Public Library, it is a sumptuous work, well worth the wait, and worth pursuing for other Mondrian enthusiasts.

B325 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet A: Three square compositions / verso: Two lozenge compositions B326 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet B: Three lozenge compositions B327 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet C: One lozenge, two rectangle compositions B328 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet D: Three rectangle compositions / verso: fragment B329 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet E: Three rectangle compositions B330 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet F: Two square compositions B331 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet G: rectangle composition B332 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet H: Dresden Notes B333 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet I: Sketch for a rectangle composition with colour indications (verso of B366 Study for Broadway Boogie Woogie I, 1942) B334 Sketch of four lozenge compositions, 1925(?) B335 Sketch of two lozenge compositions / verso: Sketch of two fragments of lozenge compositions, 1925(?) B336 Study for a composition, 1935-36(?) B337 Study for a composition, 1935-36(?) / verso: Study for a composition, 1935-36 B338 Study for a composition, 1935-36(?) B339 Study for a composition, 1935-36(?) / verso: Study for a composition, 1935-36 B340 Study for a lozenge composition, c.1938(?) B341 Study for a composition, 1938-39(?) B342 Study for a lozenge composition, c.1938(?) / verso: Study for a lozenge composition, c.1938(?) B343 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B344 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B345 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B346 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B347 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B348 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B349 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) B350 Study for a composition on a milk tablet package, 1938-40(?) B351 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B352 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B353 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B354 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B355 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B356 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B357 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B358 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B359 Study for a composition, 1939-40(?) B360 Two studies for a composition, 1939-40(?) B361 Study for a composition, 1940-41(?) B362 Study for a composition, 1940-41(?) B363 Study for a composition, 1940-41(?) B364 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) B365 Study for a composition, 1940-41(?) B366 Study I for Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942 (verso B333: Sketch for a rectangle composition with colour indications B367 Study II for Broadway Boogie Woogie I, 1942 B368 Sketch for Broadway Boogie Woogie(?) I, 1942-43(?) B369 Sketch for Broadway Boogie Woogie(?) II, 1942-43(?) B370 Sketch for Broadway Boogie Woogie(?) I, 1942-43(?)
B328 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet D: Three rectangle compositions / verso: fragment Charcoal on paper, 23x29.8 cm Arne and Milly Glimcher (founders of the Pace Gallery). Ph3 Bois.
B329 Sketchbook 1925 Sheet E: Three rectangle compositions Charcoal on paper, 23x29.8 cm Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas. Ph3 Bois.
B335 Sketch of two lozenge compositions / verso: Sketch of two fragments of lozenge compositions, 1925(?) Pencil on lined paper, 24.1x16.8 cm The Rothschild Art Foundation, Baltimore. Ph3 Bois.
B341 Study for a composition, 1938-39(?) Charcoal on paper, 26.7x21 cm Mondrian Estate / Holtzman Trust Ph3 Bois.
B346 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) Pencil on paper, [7.1/9.8]x[7.3/10] cm Mondrian Estate / Holtzman Trust Ph3 Bois.
B349 Study for a composition on a cigarette packet, 1938-40(?) Pencil on paper, 7.6x7.4 cm Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rosenthal. Ph3 Bois.
B354 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) Pencil on paper, 11.4x11.4 cm Private collection, NY. Ph3 Bois.
B355 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) Charcoal on paper, 18.1x17.8 cm Mrs. Andrew Fuller. Ph3 Bois.
B364 Study for a composition, 1938-40(?) Charcoal on paper, 22.8x20.9 cm Musée national d'art moderne, Paris. Ph3 Bois.
B368 Sketch for Broadway Boogie Woogie(?) I, 1942-43(?) Pencil on blue lined paper, 21.5x20 cm Private collection. Ph3 Bois.
B369 Sketch for Broadway Boogie Woogie(?) II, 1942-43(?) Pencil on blue lined paper, 20.6x20 cm Private collection. Ph3 Bois.

B371 Sketchbook I, Domburg, c. October, 1914

B371 Sketchbook I, Domburg, c. October, 1914 1 Horizontal Pier 2 Pier and Ocean 3 Pier and Ocean 4 Tree 5 Sea 6 see B372 7 Church at Domburg 8 Church at Domburg 9 Tree 10 Church at Domburg 11 Sea 12 Dunes 13 Dunes(?) 14 see B373 15 see B373 16 Church at Domburg 17 Church at Domburg 18 Church at Domburg 19 see B374 20 Church at Domburg 21 Dunes 22 Tree 23 Tree 24 see B375 25 Dunes 26 Tree 27 Tree 28 Church at Domburg 29 title B372 Sea / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 B373 Church at Domburg / verso: Trees Reflecting in Water, 1914 B374 Sea / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 B375 Pier and Ocean, Starry Night/ verso: fragment of written text, 1914
B371-1 Horizontal Pier Ph3 Bois.
B371-2 Pier and Ocean Ph3 Bois.
B372 Sea / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 Sketch 6 from Sketchbook I Pencil on paper, 11.4x15.8 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B373 Church at Domburg / verso: Trees Reflecting in Water, 1914 Sketches 14-15 from Sketchbook I Pencil on paper, 11.4x15.8 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B374 Sea / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 Sketch 19 from Sketchbook I Pencil on paper, 11.4x15.8 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B375 Pier and Ocean, Starry Night/ verso: fragment of written text, 1914 Pencil on paper, 11.4x15.8 cm Private collection Bois associates this sketch with B67. Ph3 Bois.

B376 Sketchbook II, Paris, 1914

B376 Sketchbook II, Paris, 1914 Page size 17.2x10.5 cm Guggenheim Museum, gift of David Flynn and Maurice Kaplan. 1 Sketch 2 Sketch 3 see B377 4 Notre-Dame-des-Champs 5 Notre-Dame-des-Champs 6 see B378 7 Demolished Building 8 Demolished Building 9 Demolished Building 10 Demolished Building 11 Demolished Building 12 Demolished Building 13 Demolished Building 14 Paris Roofs 15 Paris Roofs 16 Paris Roofs 17 Paris Roofs 18 Notre-Dame-des-Champs 19 Notre-Dame-des-Champs 20 Sketch 21 Paris Roofs 22 Paris Roofs (seen through a window?) 23 Paris Roofs (seen through a window?) B377 Demolished Building / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 B378 Demolished Building / verso: fragment of written text, 1914
B376-7 Demolished Building, 1914 Ph3 Bois et al. Bois suggests that B53, Composition in Oval with Colour Planes 1, 1914 is based on preliminary sketch B376-7 and B52.
B378 Demolished Building / verso: fragment of written text, 1914 Sketch 6 from Sketchbook II Pencil on paper, 17.2x10.5 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. The sketch includes colour indications, suggesting that it was the basis of a painting: Bois states that it is 'most closely identified with' B50. Ph3 sources Bois et al and Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.

B379 Tree, Summer 1912 B380 Two Tree, Summer 1912 B381 Dunes, Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 B382 Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 B383 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 B384 Dunes and Sea / verso: Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 B385 Dunes, Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 B386 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 B387 Dunes, Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 B388 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 B389 Tree (?) / verso: Sketch, Summer 1912 B390 Rose, c.1910 B391 Scaffolding 1, early 1914 B392 Paris Church Façade, 1914 B393 Paris Church Façade, 1914 B394 Trees / verso: Trees, Summer 1912 B395 Trees / verso: Trees, Orchard(?), Summer 1912 B396 Trees, Summer 1912 B397 Trees / verso: Branches B398 Branches / verso: Branches B399 Tree, 1912(?) B400 Tree, early 1913 B401 Tree / verso: Sketch, early 1913 B402 Tree, early 1913 B403 Trees, 1912(?) B404 Scaffolding 2, Paris 1914 B405 Paris Courtyard Façades, Rue du Départ, 1913-14 B406 Paris Church Façade, 1914 B407 Leaves B408 Leaves B409 Paris Courtyard Façades, 1913-14 B410 Paris Roofs, 1913-14 B411 Paris Roofs, 1913-14
B380 Two Trees, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.2x17 cm Private collection. Ph3 Les chemins de l'abstraction.
B382 Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B383 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B384 Dunes and Sea / verso: Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B385 Dunes, Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B386 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B387 Dunes, Piers and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B388 Dunes and Sea, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B389 Tree (?) / verso: Sketch, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 17.2x10.5 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B391 Scaffolding 1, early 1914 Pencil on paper, 17.2x10.5 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B393 Paris Church Façade, 1914 Pencil on paper, 10.5x17.2 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B394 Trees / verso Trees, Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 17.7x12.4 cm Private collection. Ph3 Les chemins de l'abstraction.
B395 Trees / verso: Trees, Orchard(?), Summer 1912 Pencil on paper, 17.7x12.4 cm Private collection. The Catalogue suggests that this (recto) might have been 'the starting point' for B20. Ph3 Bois.
B397 Trees / verso: Branches Pencil on paper, 17.8x12.4 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B398 Branches / verso: Branches Pencil on paper, 17.8x12.4 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B400 Tree, early 1913 Pencil on paper, 12.4x17.8 cm British Museum, London Image from the 2011 Pompidou catalogue.
B401 Tree / verso: Sketch, early 1913 Pencil on paper, 17.5x12.4 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B402 Tree, early 1913 Pencil on paper, 12.4x17.5 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B403 Trees, 1912(?) Pencil on paper, 11x17 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B405 Paris Courtyard Façades, Rue du Départ, 1913-14 Pencil on paper, 23.6x15.4 cm Private collection. The first photograph, often shown with this sketch, is at the Haags Gemeentemuseum. The second plus detail from Bois, is another close match, including the advertisement for Cusenier alcohol products. Ph3 Les chemins de l'abstraction.
B407 Leaves Conté chalk on paper, 15.4x23.7 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B408 Leaves Conté chalk on paper, 15.4x23.7 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, acquired with the support of the Vereniging Rembrant and the Gemeente 's-Gravenhage. Ph3 Gemeentemuseum Catalogue.
B410 Paris Roofs, 1913-14 Black chalk on paper, 26.1x33.5 cm Private collection. Ph3 Les chemins de l'abstraction.

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