20th century artists
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American artist
American journalist
art correspondence
art discussion
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Charmion von Wiegand
Dutch art theoretician
Dutch painter
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friendship
Mondrian's death
muse
pen-pals
Piet Mondrian
working relationship
Product details
- ISBN 9783897906068
- Weight: 1111g
- Dimensions: 210 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 21 Dec 2020
- Publisher: Arnoldsche
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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In April 1941 Charmion von Wiegand (1896-1983), an American journalist and artist, met Piet Mondrian for an interview. From this very first meeting, a deep friendship and working relationship developed; she translated Mondrian's texts into English and edited them, discussed art and philosophy with him, and played a part in the evolution of many of the works he created up to his death in 1944. The artist's memoirs of their encounters and their comprehensive correspondence have now been published in full for the very first time. The texts portray a relationship fluctuating between burning affection and distant friendship, tenderness and harsh rejection, openness and reticence. A relationship that has left behind clear traces in Charmion von Wiegand's life and works - far beyond Mondrian's death. Nothing is the same as it once was!
