Piet Mondrian Composition No. II

Property of a Distinguished European Collector
Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944

Composition No. II
signed with the initials P M and dated 30 (lower left); signed P Mondrian, titled Composition en rouge, bleu et jaune and inscribed Haut and II (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas in artist's frame
20 ⅛ by 20 ⅛ in. 51 by 51 cm. (canvas)
24 ¼ by 24 ¼ in. 61.5 by 61.6 cm. (including artist's frame)
Executed in 1930.

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顯赫歐洲私人收藏
皮耶・蒙德里安
1872 - 1944年
《構圖第II號》

款識：藝術家簽姓名縮寫 P M 並紀年30（左下）；再次簽名 P Mondrian、書題目 Composition en rouge, bleu et jaune 並銘刻 Haut 及 II（內框）
油彩畫布錶於藝術家自選框內
20 ⅛ x 20 ⅛ 英寸；51 x 51 公分（畫布）
24 ¼ x 24 ¼ 英寸；61.5 x 61.6 公分（連藝術家自選框）

Provenance:
Otto Carlsund, Paris and Stockholm (on loan from the artist 1930-35)

The artist (until at least 1937)

Private Collection, Paris (acquired after 1937 and until circa 1949)

César Domela, Paris (acquired circa 1949)

Rose Fried Gallery, New York (acquired from the above)

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired in 1950)

Mr. and Mrs. Armand P. Bartos, New York (acquired in 1950)

Christie’s, London, 27 June 1983, lot 8 (consigned by the above)

Fukuoka City Bank, Fukuoka (acquired at the above sale and until at least 1995)

Acquavella Galleries, New York

Acquired from the above in 2004 by the present owner