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The definitive document on PM's paintings is the Catalogue Raisonné by Joosen and Welsh (often referred to as CR or The Catalogue on this site), published by Abrams, 1998. This 1100 page, two-volume work is the most comprehensive on the subject and must set the standard by which others are judged. It seeks to show and describe every Mondrian work, although a disappointing number of the 1300 illustrations are in black and white rather than colour. It also details his life and exhibitions. It is rather disparaging about some of the competition.
There were earlier efforts to catalogue Mondrian's works, notably by Seuphor, Ottolenghi and Blok and these reference numbers are also given where available (if there isn't one, this is shown as S-, O- etc.). The Blackburn-Mondrian Index value (B-MI) is also given.
The Catalogue divides the painting into three or four main groups, perhaps six:
Reference | Count | Description | Legacy |
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A1 - A710 | 710 |
Early Naturalistic Works A100-A111, A594-A631 Flowers |
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B1 - B324 | 324 |
Abstracts B1-B103 Early abstracts, 1911-1919 B104-B324 Rectilinear abstracts, 1920-1944 |
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B325 - B411 | 87 |
Sketches | link |
B412 - B415 | 4 |
Self-made furniture | link |
C1 - C155 | 155 |
Late Naturalistic Works C34-C153 Flowers |
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U1 - U27 | 27 |
Unidentified references | link |
In addition to the complete listings, there are also specialist pages dealing with: Consignments - Diamond (or Lozenge) Paintings - "Double-Line" Paintings - Missing Works - Nudes - Self-Portraits.