Object Notes

2017.44.1.A-B Piet Mondrian, Farm Near Duivendrecht (recto); The Sea (Verso)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
This double-sided drawing shows a crucial moment in the evolution of Piet Mondrian’s style. Anticipating the groundbreaking grid paintings that established his reputation, The Sea reveals his early representations of nature through simplified geometric forms.

1995.79 Scepter


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Scepters have been part of a universal vocabulary of court regalia since ancient times in many parts of the world. In the Indian subcontinent, scepters, fly whisks, and standards were essential components of courtly ceremonies.